We are seeking either two Senior Associates or one Associate and one Senior Associate to join Avant Mutual’s Workplace Law Team on a part‑time or full‑time basis. Ideal candidates are based in Melbourne, but we also welcome interstate candidates.

Your key responsibilities

- Deliver high quality, timely legal advice and services in respect of workplace law matters to the claims department of Avant Insurance and Avant’s members.
- Provide a professional, thorough and effective legal service to achieve the best outcome for Avant Insurance and Avant’s members.
- Manage a caseload of workplace law issues, including compliance, termination, discrimination, investigations and disciplinary matters.
- Represent medical practitioners (public and private sectors) and medical practices in courts, tribunals and inquiries and instruct counsel in complex cases.
- Provide oral and written legal advice to Avant members and practices and Avant Claims Managers concerning legal claims and/or complaints and also general workplace law health law advice.
- Represent members in courts, tribunals, commissions and inquiries.
- For a Senior Associate role, assist the Legal Team Manager – Workplace Law Team as requested in supervising and mentoring more junior Solicitors in the team and coordinating the work of the team.
- Contribute to the collective knowledge and learning of the Avant Law and Avant Insurance teams on employment, safety and discrimination issues.

To be successful in this role you will have

- Relevant tertiary legal qualifications.
- Eligibility to hold an unsupervised practising certificate as a Solicitor in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Demonstrated post‑admission experience in employment and workplace litigation (ideally 2‑4 years PAE for an Associate and over 5 years PAE for a Senior Associate) and adjacent fields (e.g., unlawful discrimination) with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of prioritisation, time management and self‑management skills.




- Good computer literacy and competency to work in an electronic document management environment.

Why work for Avant Law?

- Work for Australia’s largest specialist medico‑legal law firm.
- Guaranteed a pipeline of work from your instructing client, Avant Insurance, who are co‑located.
- Variety and breadth of cases in workplace law and employment claims.
- Open and cooperative environment with adaptable working practices.
- Comprehensive in‑house professional development and career progression opportunities.

Benefits & Development

We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career. We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with a diverse range of benefits, flexible working options, career development, and internal mobility opportunities. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work‑life balance. Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programmes that will support you in your career. We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and Well‑being programmes, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support. We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia’s diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities. Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

For further information please contact Camilla Overall, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at [email protected]. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

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📌 Senior Associate - Workplace Law (open on location) (Melbourne)
🏢 Avant Mutual
📍 Melbourne