At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex employment law cases and mentor junior lawyers while shaping your own practice.
- Company: Join a top-rated boutique law firm on the Gold Coast with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Pathway to partnership, autonomy, flexible work options, and high-quality client interactions.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing practice and help others succeed.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in employment law with strong mentoring and client management skills.
The predicted salary is between 117000 - 143000 $ per year.
The job is located on the Gold Coast, hybrid considered. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of our established, but growing, boutique practice.
Are you an ambitious, experienced employment lawyer who desires high quality, interesting work, an excellent and varied client base, where you can lead and mentor a growing team, expand existing client relationships and progress your career? At O'Reilly Workplace Law, we're looking for a talented, committed Senior Associate or Special Counsel who wants more than just a senior title. Someone who is a genuine professional, committed to producing excellent work and continuing to build our already growing team and practice.
Critical to success in the role is technical excellence and a desire to train, mentor and develop junior lawyers, to contribute to business growth, and to step onto a genuine pathway to partnership. This role is for someone who wants to grow a practice, not just service one.
About the Role:
- Running complex employment, workplace relations front end and litigation matters
- Acting as a genuine trusted adviser to employers across a range of industries across SEQ and nationally
- Supervising, mentoring and coaching junior lawyers
- Developing the technical capability of the legal team, including through CLEs
- Delivering client training, presentations and thought leadership
- Building and deepening client relationships
- Identifying and pursuing opportunities for practice growth and development
- Contributing to the strategic direction and future success of the firm
This role will suit someone who wants to step into an opportunity where they can have the autonomy to take their career to the next level, and to reap what they sow in an established, but ambitious and dynamic practice.
About You:
- 7+ years' post-admission experience
- Excellent technical skills in industrial relations and employment law
- Exceptional interpersonal and client management skills
- Established skills in training and developing juniors
- An understanding of and interest in the business of law
- The drive and ambition to become a lead the firm in the future
Most importantly, you will be someone who enjoys helping others succeed and wants to play an active role in growing a specialist practice.
What we offer:
- A clear and genuine pathway to partnership
- Significant autonomy and responsibility
- The flexibility that can only exist where you report to the sole decision maker
- The opportunity to shape and grow your own practice
- High-quality and interesting work, including working with leading Counsel
- A collaborative team culture focused on excellence and development
- Flexibility, trust and support
- The opportunity to leave your mark on a growing specialist law firm
Senior Associate/Special Counsel in Canberra employer: O'Reilly Workplace Law
O'Reilly Workplace Law offers a dynamic work environment where ambitious employment lawyers can thrive. The firm provides a clear pathway to partnership, opportunities for mentorship, and the chance to work on interesting and complex legal matters with a diverse client base. With a focus on professional growth and team development, it is an attractive employer for those looking to advance their careers in employment law.
