Senior Associate or Special Counsel | Employment & Workplace Relations

Location:
Melbourne Team: Employment / Workplace Relations & Safety Position Type: Full-time, Permanent We are seeking a high-calibre Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join a well-established and growing Workplace Relations & Safety team in Melbourne. This is an opportunity to work closely with experienced practitioners and advise a diverse client base across a broad range of employment, workplace relations and safety matters. The role would suit a senior employment lawyer who enjoys being close to clients, takes ownership of their matters and is motivated by providing transparent, practical and commercially focused advice across both contentious and non-contentious workplace issues.

Key Responsibilities
• Advise clients across a broad range of employment, workplace relations and safety matters throughout the employment lifecycle
• Advise on employment contracts, workplace policies, performance management, disciplinary matters, terminations and workplace restructures
• Manage and advise on workplace investigations, disputes, employee claims and other contentious employment matters
• Represent and assist clients in employment and workplace proceedings before relevant courts, commissions and tribunals
• Provide advice on industrial instruments, enterprise agreements and broader workplace relations issues
• Work directly with clients and senior stakeholders, developing trusted and commercially focused relationships
• Manage matters with a high degree of autonomy while working collaboratively with Partners and the broader team




• Contribute to the development of the practice through mentoring junior lawyers, knowledge sharing and business development initiatives Ideal Professional:
• Senior Associate or Special Counsel level with strong employment and/or workplace relations experience
• Strong technical capability across both advisory and contentious employment matters
• Experience independently managing matters and advising clients on complex workplace issues
• Confident dealing directly with clients and able to provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice
• Strong drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commercially minded, solutions-focused and able to exercise sound judgement
• Able to work collaboratively within a team while taking ownership and operating with a high degree of autonomy
• Experience with workplace investigations, industrial relations or safety matters would be advantageous Why Join?
• Join an established and growing Workplace Relations & Safety practice
• Work on a diverse range of sophisticated employment, workplace relations and safety matters
• Gain direct exposure to a broad client base across a range of industries
• Enjoy meaningful client contact and responsibility for matters from an early stage
• Work alongside experienced practitioners in a collaborative and supportive environment
• Play an active role in mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to the continued growth of the practice
• Develop your technical, client-facing and business development skills
• Genuine opportunity for continued professional and career development Apply Now to learn more about this opportunity.

📌 Special Counsel | Employment (Melbourne)
🏢 Commercial Law Firm
📍 Melbourne