SA - Employment

Top Tier Firm

Sydney

Market leading team

The Opportunity

Our clients leading Employment, IR and Workplace Safety team in Sydney is looking for a talented Senior Associate to join their market leading team.

The Sydney Employment law team is made up of five Partners and works in tandem with the national team. They undertake the full range of Employment law work to support and advise blue chip clients across multiple sectors on employment law, industrial relations, and safety matters.

What you’ll do

The team provides employment law advice on

  • workforce strategy, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, industrial action, advice and representation in relation to employment and industrial relations disputes (including general protections, unfair dismissals, bargaining disputes),

  • employment aspects of large-scale M&A and projects transactions,

  • advice on compliance (including in relation to employment, anti-discrimination, safety and payroll issues), interface with industrial and safety regulators, including investigations and prosecutions, and

  • all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings.

As a Senior Associate you will be responsible for running matters and supervising and developing team members.

You will also play an important role in business development with existing and new clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to continue to develop your experience and be a part of a high-performing and collaborative local, national and global team.

What you’ll bring

  • Experience as a Senior Associate delivering advice on a range of employment law and industrial relations matters from a leading top tier private practice, government, or in-house environment;

  • An excellent academic record, strong communication and teamwork skills;

  • A desire to take an active role in the team's strategic business development objectives;

  • Strong skills and experience in providing strategic advice on workforce strategy, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, industrial action, regulatory and compliance advice and all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings (advocacy skills are desirable but not essential), employment aspects of large-scale M&A transactions;

  • A hunger to learn and develop, and maintain a market-leading practice.

What you can expect from us

  • Strong partner leadership with the junior lawyers, technology and support staff resources to make your job easier.

  • We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career, grow and help the firm grow with you.

  • We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.

  • Top of market work with either the variety you seek, or the opportunity to specialise

  • Excellent salary, bonus and benefits

Chris Meharg