Job Description
PGC Legal is seeking an employment lawyer with 3–5 years' post-admission experience to join the team at Associate level.
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The role offers a mix of employment advisory work, workplace disputes and regulatory matters, particularly where employment issues overlap with the professional obligations, registration and disciplinary processes affecting health practitioners and other professionals.
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You will take responsibility for matters and client relationships, with autonomy appropriate to your experience and support from experienced senior practitioners.
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Key responsibilities
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Advise on employment contracts, workplace policies, awards, enterprise agreements and employment entitlements.
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Provide practical advice on performance management, disciplinary processes, termination, redundancy and workplace investigations.
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Act in employment disputes, including unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination, bullying and underpayment matters.
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Assist health practitioners and other professionals with regulatory complaints, investigations, disciplinary proceedings and registration issues.
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Advise on the interaction between workplace processes and professional obligations, including reporting requirements, restrictions on practice and the employment implications of regulatory action.
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Draft advice, employment agreements, correspondence, responses to regulators, applications, submissions and settlement documents.
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Represent clients in negotiations, conciliations and mediations, and appear or assist with appearances before the Fair Work Commission, courts, tribunals and professional disciplinary bodies.
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Work with colleagues across the firm where employment and regulatory issues arise in commercial advice,



transactions and disputes.
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Support junior lawyers, build client and referrer relationships, and contribute to the development of the practice.
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About you
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3–5 years' post-admission experience in employment law.
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Strong drafting and analytical skills.
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Ability to translate legal issues into transparent, practical advice.
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Comfortable taking ownership of matters, managing competing priorities and recognising when to seek input.
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Collaborative practitioner who enjoys sharing knowledge and is willing to learn.
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Experience across both advisory and contentious work valued, but applications from lawyers with greater depth in one area who are keen to develop in the other are welcome.
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Previous experience acting for health practitioners or other professionals in regulatory matters welcome but not essential.
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Personalised career development: regular check‐ins, support to broaden your expertise and opportunities to take on greater responsibility as you develop.
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Realistic budgetary expectations, a generous bonus scheme and retention incentives, including a long service leave bonus paid after four years.
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Dedicated business development, administrative and finance support, allowing you to focus on legal work and client relationships.
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Access to Employee Assistance Program and annual flu vaccinations.
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Personalised parental leave benefits and a diverse, inclusive and collaborative culture.
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About us
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PGC Legal is a progressive, mid-sized Adelaide commercial law firm with a positive, collaborative and friendly culture. The practice includes employment law, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory matters, corporate and commercial work, property, and succession planning.

📌 Employment Lawyer (South Australia)
🏢 PGC Legal
📍 South Australia