Associate / Senior Associate, Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety in Melbourne

Your role involves being part of our Employment, Industrial Relations team and working closely with our clients to manage employment, industrial relations and safety risks, protect corporate reputation and promote our clients as employers of choice. You will gain exposure to interesting and complex advice and litigation.

As an Associate in our Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety team you may:

• Play a leading role on employment, industrial relations & safety matters, managing and supporting junior lawyers
• Manage disputes and litigation in tribunals and courts
• Advise on employment, industrial relations, discrimination and safety matters
• Manage large underpayment and other employment compliance reviews and regulatory matters
• Assist clients with enterprise bargaining and managing industrial disputes
• Advise on restructuring and the employment aspects of corporate transactions
• Advise on safety compliance and response to safety incidents
• Conduct or advise on workplace investigations

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. We have a hybrid working structure, typically 60% in the office and 40% from home. We would be happy to discuss any other flexible working arrangements that best support you.

About You: You will have experience working in an employment, industrial relations and safety team, ideally at a large law firm, international law firm, or a combination of private practice and in-house legal work. You should have the ability to lead and manage matters and other lawyers, an interest in business development and growing a practice, and a desire to learn, grow, network, and mentor others.

Your development at Allens includes support to grow through meaningful work, stretch opportunities, feedback, coaching and access to high-quality learning. You’ll work with experienced leaders and colleagues across the firm, building your capability, judgment and influence through the work you do every day.

Our perks include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both billable and broader contribution, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
• International opportunities: our alliance with Linklaters ensures possible secondments to many of their overseas offices.
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs. Our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements.

If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us. The right role for you might be just around the corner!