At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a top-tier team tackling high-profile workplace relations and employment matters.
- Company: Leading law firm with a strong reputation in workplace relations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Dynamic team with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while working on diverse and significant legal issues.
- Qualifications: 3+ years PQE in employment law or workplace health and safety.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Seeking a remarkable Lawyer to join our Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety (WRES) practice in Canberra. Join a top tier, market leading WRES Practice and collaborate with a successful and impactful team. Work with a variety of clients on significant, high profile matters.
The role involves joining our growing top tier practice within the market recognised WRES team under Partner Shae McCartney. The WRES team has a well-respected reputation and is considered trusted advisers to a range of government and private sector clients. They successfully act in high profile and high quality matters across various sectors, covering all aspects of workplace relations.
The matters you will be working on include:
- General employment law
- Advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions
- Compliance and regulatory matters
- Discrimination
- Work, health and safety
- Whistleblowing
- Modern slavery
- Industrial relations advice
- Disputation and litigation across most Courts and Tribunals
You will play a key part in the delivery of matters and provide exceptional service to our clients.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience in a similar position within private practice or an in-house legal role, with at least 3 years PQE
- Proven experience working on industrial relations, employment and/or workplace health and safety matters
- Demonstrated capability to work autonomously as well as a team member to manage a robust and diverse workload
- A high degree of initiative, dedication and organisational ability with a strong client and commercial focus
- Strong communication skills and practical problem solving skills
- A desire to develop and participate in business development initiatives, including seminars and publishing articles
- A proactive attitude towards personal development to expand your skills and knowledge to meet client needs
The WRES team
Our WRES team boasts some of Australia's leading workplace lawyers and are the go-to team for large organisations with challenging workplace needs. Our group works with clients across the full spectrum of the employment relationship; from recruitment through to management, and termination. Our work spans all facets of employment law, industrial relations, discrimination, work health and safety, executive remuneration and diversity.
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact the recruiter.
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