This is a standout opportunity for a Senior Associate to join a highly regarded workplace and employment practice with a genuine focus on safety work. If you're looking for quality employer-side matters, strong mentoring and the chance to deepen your profile in workplace safety without giving up balance or autonomy, this role offers all of that in one package.

About the Role

- Join an established employer-side Workplace & Employment team with a growing focus on safety and regulatory work.
- Work across a mix of employment and safety matters, with the role expected to evolve further into safety over time.
- Advise a quality client base and become a key contact when workplace incidents, regulator issues or sensitive employment matters arise.
- Step into a genuine growth role with close partner access, strong client exposure and the opportunity to build your own profile.
- Take on meaningful, commercially focused work in a team that values autonomy, sound judgement and practical advice.

Responsibilities

- Advise and represent employer clients in workplace safety matters, including incidents, investigations, prosecutions and dealings with regulators.
- Provide front-end and dispute-based employment law advice across the full spectrum of employer-side workplace issues.
- Manage matters across employment, industrial relations and safety with support from experienced senior practitioners.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and act as a go-to adviser on day-to-day workplace and incident-related issues.
- Contribute to the continued growth of the practice through client engagement and business development.

Skills & Experience

- 5-7 years' PAE, with solid experience in employment and workplace relations, ideally from a respected private practice team.
- Demonstrated experience in safety, regulatory or incident-based matters,



including exposure to prosecutions or regulator engagement.
- Strong employer-side employment law capability, including disputes, advisory and industrial matters.
- Confident communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to connect well with clients and deliver practical advice.
- A genuine interest in building your career further in the safety space, along with a personable and down-to-earth style.

Benefits

- A realistic 5.5 billable hours per day target, reflecting a genuine commitment to work/life balance.
- Direct access to approachable, well-regarded leaders who are invested in mentoring and developing their team.
- A clear opportunity to strengthen your profile in workplace safety while continuing to work across broader employment matters.
- Bonus and incentive structures, solid internal support and a team culture that values personality, balance and long-term fit.

About the Company

Our client is a well-regarded Australian law firm with a strong reputation in the Brisbane market and an established employer-side workplace practice. The firm acts for a broad range of commercial clients and is known for delivering practical, high-quality advice while maintaining a genuinely down-to-earth and supportive culture. It offers the calibre of work and client base you would expect from a leading firm, without the rigidity or intensity that can come with larger environments.

Apply Now

To apply or for a confidential discussion, please contact Bethany Conquest, Legal Recruitment Consultant at HarperLloyd Recruitment, on 04•• ••• 412 or via email at ••••@harperlloyd.com.au.

HarperLloyd Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment firm supporting private practice, in-house and government appointments across Australia. If this opportunity isn't quite right, you are welcome to get in touch to explore other roles aligned with your experience and career goals.

📌 Employment Senior Associate (Brisbane)
🏢 HarperLloyd Recruitment
📍 Brisbane