Senior in-house employment role | Purpose-led organisation | Broad workplace relations remit

Role can be based Gold Coast, Lismore or Coffs Harbour An excellent opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer to join the in-house legal and workplace relations function of a highly regarded, purpose-driven organisation.

This is a genuinely varied role offering the opportunity to act as a trusted legal adviser to senior People & Culture stakeholders and leaders across the organisation, with exposure to complex and interesting workplace matters.

The role

You will provide specialist legal and strategic advice across a broad range of employment and workplace relations issues, including:

- Complex employee relations matters, including misconduct, performance, redundancy and ill-health termination
- Enterprise agreements, awards, employment contracts and workplace legislation
- Leading and overseeing workplace investigations, including sensitive and complex matters
- Major change and consultation processes
- Employment disputes and industrial tribunal matters
- Industrial issues and workers' compensation matters
- Workplace policies, frameworks and compliance initiatives
- Developing and delivering workplace relations training
- Working closely with senior stakeholders and external advisers to manage legal and organisational risk

About you





You will be an experienced employment lawyer with 5+ years' relevant experience , either in private practice or in-house, with strong technical expertise and the confidence to provide pragmatic advice to senior stakeholders.

You will ideally have

- Strong employment and workplace relations experience
- Excellent knowledge of enterprise agreements, awards and employment legislation
- Experience managing complex investigations and employee relations matters
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills
- The ability to translate complex legal issues into transparent, practical advice
- Excellent judgement and the ability to manage multiple complex matters

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to move into a senior in-house role with meaningful work, significant stakeholder exposure and genuine breadth across employment and workplace relations.

You'll join a collaborative and values-driven environment where your advice will have a direct impact on people, culture and organisational decision-making.

For further information on this role, or for general career advice and market insights into the legal in-house, risk, compliance, or corporate governance sectors, please contact Tara Sacks on ☎️ (phone hidden) or email [email protected]

📌 In-House Counsel Employment (Queensland)
🏢 Sacks Legal Recruitment
📍 Queensland