Employment lawyers

Your Experience & Expertise

- Specialist expertise in employment law across a broad range of issues including any or all of the following: employee relations, employment litigation and investigations, employment advisory and compliance (including discrimination, privacy and safety laws), collective bargaining and IR and corporate transactions and restructurings
- Familiarity with safety law including disciplinary issues, termination of employment, complex staff complaints, industrial disputes, enterprise bargaining and grievance handling
- Prior experience and exposure dealing with large scale complex remediation projects and/or payroll remediation and compliance programs
- Experienced in advising on compliance with Work Health Safety laws and anti-discrimination matters
- Experienced dealing with employment regulators including the Fair Work Ombudsman and IR Commission.
- The ability to monitor legislative changes and industry best practices, recommending updates to policies and procedures
- Experience managing complex employment law matters in large organisations and have the ability to influence, negotiate and simplify complex legal matters
- Confident liaising with multiple internal stakeholders and teams
- The ability to manage external facing issues

Attributes

- The ability to hit the ground running, work autonomously and prioritise
- Strong legal judgement and the ability to identify key risks quickly




- Confidence dealing with senior internal stakeholders and external legal advisers
- Commercial acumen and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Proactive, responsive and solutions-focused working style

Requirements

- A minimum of 5 years' experience
- A current Australian practising certificate
- Right to live and work in Australia

About Reach

Reach is the adaptable legal resourcing platform of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global law firm with more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices. Sitting within Advance, the firm's NewLaw division, we place lawyers and professionals where they're needed most — whether our clients need to meet a surge in demand, cover leave, bridge a recruitment gap, or bring in specialist expertise.

Why join Reach?

Reach gives you the flexibility to build a career that fits your life — not the other way around. We work with talented consultants across a broad range of specialties, matching the right people with the right opportunities.

Here’s what you can expect as a Reach consultant:

- Flexibility and choice — control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life.
- A genuine partnership — a dedicated Reach team who will get to know you and actively champion your career goals.
- The backing of a global firm — the resources, reputation, and culture of Ashurst Perkins Coie, including access to clients doing market-leading work and a refreshingly open and inclusive community.

Interested?

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📌 Reach Legal Consultants | Employment Lawyers | Perth (Western Australia)
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Western Australia