Senior Employment Lawyer - Leading University - Melbourne
Why is this a great role?
As a Senior Employment Lawyer, you will play a key role within a well-established, high-performing in-house legal team that supports a large and complex organisation with a highly unionised workforce.
This role has been newly created as part of a strategic decision to bring senior employment and workplace relations capability in-house.
You will be trusted to provide strategic, high-level advice on complex employment and industrial relations matters and to act as a key legal adviser to senior stakeholders across the organisation.
You will have genuine influence, autonomy and visibility, working on matters that are business-critical and often high risk.
This organisation also offers strong public sector conditions, including excellent superannuation and genuine work-life balance.
How will this role develop your career?
The General Counsel considers mentorship and training as paramount.
You will work closely with senior legal leaders and will have the opportunity to operate as a subject‐matter expert within employment and workplace relations law.
This role is well suited to a senior employment lawyer looking to step into a trusted adviser role, with scope to help shape the employment law function, mentor other lawyers, and influence how employment risk is managed across a large organisation.
The role offers long‐term career stability, seniority and progression within a sizeable, well‐resourced in‐house legal function.
Why do lawyers like working here?
This organisation is a large, highly respected university.
Lawyers working in the legal team highlight the quality and complexity of the work, exposure to senior decision‐makers, a supportive and collegiate culture, and genuinely reasonable hours.
The organisation also offers remuneration and benefits that compare very favourably with private practice, including 17% superannuation and public sector conditions.
What work will you do?
Provide strategic employment law and workplace relations advice on complex matters
Act as a senior legal contact for HR and Workplace Relations teams
Support the management of employment‐related disputes and litigation
Draft, review and negotiate complex employment documentation
Assist with risk mitigation and policy development
Mentor and support other lawyers within the legal team
Manage external legal counsel
What type of person will be successful?
Admitted as a solicitor in Australia
10+ years experience in employment law and workplace relations
In‐house experience is highly regarded
Pragmatic, calm and solutions‐focused approach
Comfortable operating in a large, complex and unionised setting
A willingness to take ownership of matters and lead by example
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