At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert employment law guidance and represent clients in various workplace matters.
- Company: Join McCabes, a leading Australian law firm known for its strong culture and values.
- Benefits: Flexible work environment, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to accessibility and genuine career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in employment law while growing your career in a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws and experience in employment and industrial relations matters.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
McCabes is an Australian Commercial, Government, and Insurance law firm with a reputation for providing high quality, timely legal services. Balanced with a strong internal emphasis on culture and values, we combine innovation with commercial savviness to deliver rewarding outcomes to all our clients.
The Opportunity
Our employment team is looking for an experienced employment lawyer to join the team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of workplace matters including:
- Providing day to day employment law guidance to HR and in-house legal clients
- Advising on and representing clients in a variety of employment related claims, including claims for unfair dismissal, adverse action, bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and underpayment of wages
- Dealing with industrial relations issues, including awards and enterprise bargaining
- Advising on WHS and managing with incidents
- Reviewing and drafting of contracts, policies, and settlement deeds
- Supporting our corporate team on all people aspects of mergers and acquisitions
- Undertaking workplace investigations; and
- Delivering training to clients on HR related topics.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and a current New South Wales practising certificate
- Demonstrated experience across a range of general employment and IR matters
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, enabling a practical and commercial approach to be taken
- Confidence to deal with clients and work collaboratively with other practice groups
- High degree of initiative, dedication and organisational ability with a strong client and commercial focus
- Ability to manage a busy workload and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- A strong, plain language communication style
What we offer
In return, we offer the opportunity to grow your career within a talented team, supported by a flexible, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace. Our culture is built on our core values - integrity, excellence, and courage and we are committed to providing genuine opportunities for professional development and progression.
Accessibility and inclusion
We are committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment experience. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us at ***email_hidden***.
Agency submissions
We are not accepting applications submitted by recruitment agencies for this position unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of our human resources team. Candidate profiles or resumes forwarded to principals, hiring managers or other employees will not constitute an introduction to McCabes for this role or any future roles.
Senior Associate in Sydney employer: McCabes Lawyers
McCabes Lawyers is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture in the heart of Sydney where collaboration and mentorship thrive. With a focus on professional growth, employees are encouraged to develop their skills while managing a diverse caseload in both private and public sectors, making it a rewarding environment for those passionate about institutional torts.
