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:

- Robust 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 clear, 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 will 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 or email .

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