Workplace Relations – Senior Lawyer / Special Counsel

Posted: 30/06/2026

Closing Date: 20/12/2026

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Hawthorn

Job Category: Corporate Advisory

Melbourne, Australia – Employment Opportunity for NZ Lawyers

Are you a senior workplace relations lawyer based in New Zealand and considering a move across the Tasman? Join Moores, a values-driven law firm in Melbourne, where your expertise will be valued, your career supported, and your lifestyle enhanced.

Why Moores?

- Relocation-friendly – we welcome applications from New Zealand-based lawyers and can support your transition to Melbourne.
- No time recording – we use value pricing to focus on outcomes, not billable hours.
- Hybrid work model – work from home and our Hawthorn office (car parking provided).
- Part time options available – we support flexible work arrangements.
- Fast-tracked career progression – excellent mentoring and leadership opportunities.

Job Description

About the Role

You will work closely with our award-winning Practice Leader, Skye Rose, advising clients across the education, housing, disability, health, and not-for-profit sectors. The role offers:

- Significant client engagement with a well-established client base.
- Representation in courts, commissions, and tribunals.
- A clear pathway to leadership with support to build your practice.
- The opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with support from a collegiate team on complex multi-disciplinary matters.

The role will support a thriving workplace relations practice with a loyal and existing client base, with opportunities to build your profile and practice with values-aligned clients.

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

- 5 + years’ experience, ideally including workplace litigation, wage compliance, and managing complex workplace investigations.
- A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
- A proven ability to mentor lawyers.
- A proven ability to provide excellent client service.




- An ability to build a profile and practice in a supportive environment.

Why Melbourne?

- A vibrant legal and professional community.
- Excellent public transport, schools, and cultural life.
- Proximity to beaches, wineries, and nature escapes.

About us

- We actually innovate – we were the first law firm to ditch time sheets in favour of value pricing. We price value, not time.
- Our staff love working here – Moores recently ranked in the top 25% of Australian organisations surveyed by InSync in relation to employee engagement.
- We are truly flexible – a large proportion of our staff and practice leaders work flexibly or part time.
- We are proudly inclusive and committed to equality – our CEO and more than 50 percent of our practice leaders and senior leadership team are female.
- We pride ourselves on being professional, but we don’t wear suits unless we have to.
- We value work-life balance, so we focus on working smarter.
- We have a strong commitment to social impact. We focus on working with purpose aligned clients to deliver great outcomes that benefit the community.
- We keep it real – we’re a down-to-earth group that are committed to excellence but don’t take ourselves too seriously.
- We do it with heart – people are the heart of Moores. We care about each other, and we are proud of the culture we have created.

Other benefits of joining our team include:

- Opportunities to work on multi-disciplinary teams.
- Access to complex and varied work.
- Supportive Practice Leaders who have a proven ability to effectively support lawyers transition to Australia with ease.
- Tailored learning and development initiatives.
- A supportive and enthusiastic team, who thrive on working collaboratively with clients to find solutions to complex problems.
- Leave purchase options and a wellbeing program.

Ready to make the move?

Visit www.moores.com.au to learn more about our values and work. We would love to hear from you.

Any questions?

Contact: Belinda Balmer, Head of People & Culture

(03) 9843 0415

[email protected]

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📌 Workplace Relations – Senior Lawyer / Special Counsel (Melbourne)
🏢 Moores
📍 Melbourne