Associate/Senior Associate – Employment

Harwell Consulting; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Gym membership

Mentoring

Social team

Job summary

Harwell Consulting in Brisbane is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate for its Employment team, with a background in public prosecutions to handle high-stakes matters for a long-standing institutional client.

This is a rare move from government into private practice, offering meaningful, specialist work with day-one responsibility and mentoring as you build your private practice career.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years' PAE (post-qualification experience)
• Background in public prosecutions or a government legal role
• Calm, sound judgement and sensitivity for difficult matters
• Employment or workplace safety experience

Responsibilities

• Advising on sensitive staff conduct matters in education settings, including where criminal issues arise
• Collaborating with the employment team on investigations, safety and broader employment matters
• Building strong, trusted relationships with a key client
• Working closely with partners with responsibility from day one

Skills

Public prosecutions

Government legal role

Workplace safety

Calm under pressure

Job description

Prosecutor or government lawyer ready for private practice? Join a respected Brisbane employment team on meaningful, specialist work.

A well-regarded national law firm is looking for an Associate or Senior Associate to join its Brisbane Employment team. They're after someone with a background in public prosecutions to work on sensitive, high-stakes matters for a long-standing institutional client.

If you've been thinking about moving from government into private practice, this is a rare chance to do it with your experience front and centre.

About the role

• Advising on sensitive matters involving staff conduct in education settings, including where criminal issues arise
• Working alongside the employment team on investigations, safety and broader employment matters
• Building strong, trusted relationships with a key client
• Working closely with partners, with genuine responsibility from day one

About you

• 3-8 years' PAE
• A background in public prosecutions or a related government legal role
• Calm, sound judgement and a real sensitivity for difficult matters
• Employment or workplace safety experience

What's on offer

• A competitive salary, benchmarked to your experience
• Achievable billable targets and a firm that genuinely supports balance
• Support and mentoring as you build your private practice career
• Health insurance, paid gym membership and a friendly, social team