Employment Lawyer

EY; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness incentive

8 weeks flex leave per year

Gender-neutral parental leave

Job summary

EY is seeking an Employment Lawyer with 2-5 years post admission experience to join the Oceania team. The role supports wage compliance, workforce transformation, enterprise bargaining and due diligence across Australia and internationally.

Hybrid work is available in Naarm – Melbourne or Warrang – Sydney, with potential flexible hours. You will collaborate with clients and cross-disciplinary teams, leveraging legal tech and data-enabled solutions to deliver market-leading outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years PQE in employment law.
• A can-do attitude.
• Experience interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation.
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in technically complex compliance work.
• Interest in legal technology, data-enabled solutions and innovative approaches to legal service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation as part of wage and entitlement compliance projects.
• Assisting with employment law and industrial relations advice across a range of workplace issues, including compliance projects, workforce flexibility, workplace change and employment obligations.
• Supporting enterprise bargaining projects, including reviewing enterprise agreements from a compliance perspective, enterprise agreement strategy, drafting EAs and BOOT analysis.
• Assisting on employment law aspects of business restructures, transactions, workforce transformation projects and employment-related due diligence activities particularly from a compliance perspective.

Skills

Employment law

Regulatory compliance

Legal research

Stakeholder management

Legal technology

Job description

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Employment Lawyer

The opportunity

The EY Employment Law team advises leading organisations on complex labour and employment law matters across Australia and internationally. We support clients through workforce transformation, wage compliance reviews, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and other employment law challenges. To support our practice in Oceania, we are seeking an Employment Lawyer with 2-5 years post admission experience.

This role presents an outstanding opportunity to build deep expertise in workforce advisory work focusing on compliance. You will work directly with clients and partners, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across EY and leverage innovative legal technology and AI-enabled solutions to help deliver market-leading outcomes.

This is a hybrid position based in Naarm – Melbourne or Warrang – Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing and interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation as part of wage and entitlement compliance projects.
• Assisting with employment law and industrial relations advice across a range of workplace issues, including compliance projects, workforce flexibility, workplace change and employment obligations.
• Supporting enterprise bargaining projects, including reviewing enterprise agreements from a compliance perspective, enterprise agreement strategy, drafting EAs and BOOT analysis.
• Assisting on employment law aspects of business restructures, transactions, workforce transformation projects and employment-related due diligence activities particularly from a compliance perspective.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• 2-5years’ PQE in employment law.
• A can do attitude.
• Experience interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation.
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in technically complex compliance work.
• An interest in legal technology, data-enabled solutions and innovative approaches to legal service delivery.

What we offer you

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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