Lawyer/Associate: Employment (2-5+ PQE)
What's in it for you?
High-quality matters across employers and senior executives
Strong mentoring from well-respected employment partners
Market-competitive salary determined by experience, not pre-determined bands
About your new employer:
National firm with a leading employment law team, doing high-value work employers (including international businesses) and senior executives
Strong pipeline of both advisory and litigious work; employees can elect what work they prefer to do
The team is highly regarded for its work across novel aspects of employment law, industrial relations, discrimination, workplace investigations and work health & safety
CBD location with WFH arrangements available
Career progression and salary is directly corelated with merit and performance, not pre-determined bands or PQE
About the role:
The firm is seeking a 2-5+ PQE lawyer or associate (title commensurate on experience) to join its employment practice. This is not a replacement role, but a growth role given the increased volume of employment law work.
You will be responsible for:




Advising employers on a variety of advisory, contentious and strategic workplace matters in employment law, industrial relations law, work health and safety law, and discrimination law
Preparing documents for and attending proceedings in the Fair Work Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission
Drafting Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court documents, including affidavits, concise statements, witness statements, and interlocutory applications
Working with and instruct counsel for matters running to the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court
Advising high net worth clients regarding their employment law issues
Conducting legal research into the latest updates in employment and discrimination law
The ideal candidate:
2-5 years PQE in employment, workplace or industrial law, or a related field
Confident and able to communicate with clients
Empathetic and strong-willed
Wants ownership of their work and advice
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📌 Lawyer/Associate: Employment (New South Wales)
🏢 Naiman Clarke
📍 New South Wales