Employment Lawyer | Workplace Investigations | Sydney

Gorilla Jobs; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Permanent part-time arrangements

Complex investigations for major corp.

Mentoring-focused culture

Boutique setting with direct access

Job summary

Gorilla Jobs is seeking an Employment Lawyer to specialise in workplace investigations in Sydney. This role combines sensitive, complex investigations with strategic employment advice, offering close senior access and a genuine hybrid working arrangement.

You'll work with major corporate and government clients, lead or assist investigations into bullying, discrimination, harassment, and misconduct, and draft precise, actionable reports.

Qualifications

• PAE in employment law or workplace relations.
• Admission in New South Wales or eligibility.
• Experience in private practice or government legal team.
• Experience conducting complex workplace investigations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead or assist with workplace investigations involving bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, misconduct.
• Advise on termination, performance management and employment contracts.
• Assist with enterprise agreements, policy development and workplace relations matters.
• Work with clients across major corporate and government environments.
• Prepare clear, rigorous written advice and investigation reports.
• Help manage matters with fairness, confidentiality and procedural discipline.

Skills

Employment law

Workplace investigations

Strong communication

Education

Admission in New South Wales

Job description

Employment Lawyer | Workplace Investigations | Sydney

You will be doing complex, meaningful work in a team that understands both legal risk and human sensitivity. Expect quality clients, close senior access, hybrid flexibility and room to keep developing as a specialist employment lawyer.

• $110,000–$150,000 + super
• Genuine hybrid working arrangements
• Permanent part-time arrangements considered for the right candidate
• Complex investigations for large corporate and government clients
• Mentoring-focused culture with experienced senior practitioners
• Boutique setting with direct access, support and responsibility

Salary and Features :

You will be doing complex, meaningful work in a team that understands both legal risk and human sensitivity. Expect quality clients, close senior access, hybrid flexibility and room to keep developing as a specialist employment lawyer.

• $110,000–$150,000 + super
• Genuine hybrid working arrangements
• Permanent part-time arrangements considered for the right candidate
• Complex investigations for large corporate and government clients
• Mentoring-focused culture with experienced senior practitioners
• Boutique setting with direct access, support and responsibility

About the Firm:

Our client is a specialist employment law and workplace investigations firm with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, recognised consistently as one of Australia's leading boutiques in its field. Founded to deliver top-tier expertise the firm has built a team of 28 lawyers who advise Australia's largest corporations and government agencies exclusively on employment law matters. Their investigations practice is nationally recognised, with practitioners operating to trauma-informed, procedurally rigorous standards.

About the role
This role combines workplace investigations with strategic employment law advice, giving you a varied mix of sensitive factual work, client contact, drafting and practical workplace relations advice.

• Lead or assist with workplace investigations involving bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, misconduct and psychosocial hazards
• Advise on termination, performance management and employment contracts
• Assist with enterprise agreements, policy development and workplace relations matters
• Work with clients across major corporate and government environments
• Prepare clear, rigorous written advice and investigation reports
• Help manage matters with fairness, confidentiality and procedural discipline

What you'll bring

• Minimum 2 years’ PAE in employment law or workplace relations
• Experience in private practice or a relevant government legal team
• Experience conducting complex workplace investigations
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Admission in New South Wales, or eligibility for admission
• A genuine interest in workplace investigations, employment law and practical client advice

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Additional information

• $110,000-$160,000 + super, depending on experience
• Genuine hybrid flexibility, with permanent part-time arrangements considered
• Complex workplace investigations for major corporate and government clients