Job Description
Senior Employment Lawyer - Leading University - Melbourne
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Why is this a great role?
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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.
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This role has been newly created as part of a strategic decision to bring senior employment and workplace relations capability in-house.
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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.
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You will have genuine influence, autonomy and visibility, working on matters that are business-critical and often high risk.
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This organisation also offers strong public sector conditions, including excellent superannuation and genuine work-life balance.
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How will this role develop your career?
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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.
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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.
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The role offers long‐term career stability, seniority and progression within a sizeable, well‐resourced in‐house legal function.
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Why do lawyers like working here?
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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.
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The organisation also offers remuneration and advantages that compare very favourably with private practice, including 17% superannuation and public sector conditions.
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What work will you do?
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Provide strategic employment law and workplace relations advice on complex matters
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Act as a senior legal contact for HR and Workplace Relations teams
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Support the management of employment‐related disputes and litigation
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Draft, review and negotiate complex employment documentation
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Assist with risk mitigation and policy development
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Mentor and support other lawyers within the legal team
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Manage external legal counsel
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What type of person will be successful?
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Admitted as a solicitor in Australia
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10+ years experience in employment law and workplace relations
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In‐house experience is highly regarded
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Pragmatic, calm and solutions‐focused approach
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Comfortable operating in a large, complex and unionised environment
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A willingness to take ownership of matters and lead by example
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Please apply below or send your CV to ****** to arrange a confidential discussion.
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If this role isn't quite right for you, but you're interested in other roles, please get in contact. We have live roles across Sydney in both private practice and in‐house.
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📌 Senior Employment Lawyer (Victoria)
🏢 Beacon Legal
📍 Victoria