Experienced Employment Lawyer

HR Lawyers Pty Ltd; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Work from home permitted

Dedicated in-office days

Job summary

HR Law is a specialist employment and workplace relations law firm with offices in Brisbane CBD and the Gold Coast. We act exclusively for employers and advise across all Australian jurisdictions, giving our team exposure to a broad and interesting range of matters.

HR Law is seeking an experienced employment and workplace relations lawyer to join our busy and growing practice. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer looking to build their career within a specialist and collegial firm

Qualifications

• Post-admission experience in employment or workplace relations law.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small specialist team.
• Strong capability, initiative and genuine interest in this area of law.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, commercially practical employment/workplace relations advice to employer clients.
• Handle matters and litigation across multiple courts and commissions.
• Advise on enterprise agreements and conduct related bargaining.
• Deal with statutory workers’ compensation matters.
• Draft employment documents and policies.
• Conduct or assist with workplace investigations.
• Present or contribute to client education seminars and webinars.
• Support and mentor junior lawyers.

Skills

Employment law

Workplace relations

Job description

HR Law is seeking an experienced employment and workplace relations lawyer to join our busy and growing practice. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer looking to build their career within a specialist and collegial firm working with experienced senior practitioners.

The opportunity

We are looking for a lawyer who has post‑admission experience in employment and workplace relations law. We encourage applications from junior to senior lawyers who bring strong capability, initiative and a genuine interest in this area of law.

In this role, you will enjoy:

• exposure to the full spectrum of employment and workplace relations work
• depending on your experience, carriage of your own matters, with support from our experienced leadership team
• genuine flexibility, including work‑from‑home arrangements and achievable billing expectations
• opportunities to build your professional profile and career within a respected specialist firm

Key responsibilities

Depending on your experience, your work may include:

• providing strategic, commercially practical employment/workplace relations advice to employer clients (written and verbal) in relation to the management of their employees
• matters and litigation in the Fair Work Commission, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Queensland Industrial Court, Federal Circuit and Family Court, Federal Court, Queensland Human Rights Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission
• advising clients on the process of making enterprise agreements, acting as a bargaining representative and dealing with all matters associated with enterprise bargaining under the Fair Work Act
• dealing with statutory workers’ compensation matters
• drafting employment documents (contracts, policies, procedures and other employment‑related documents)
• conducting and/or assisting with workplace investigations (relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination, fraud and health & safety)
• presenting or contributing to seminars and webinars for client education and profile building
• supporting and mentoring our junior lawyers

About You

You will:

• have post‑admission experience in employment or workplace relations law
• enjoy working collaboratively within a small specialist team
• have strong ability to manage and prioritize client expectations in a busy practice
• be confident, professional and client‑focused
• be looking for a long‑term career opportunity where you can grow and develop
• be eligible to work in Australia

About HR Law

HR Law is a specialist employment and workplace relations law firm with offices in Brisbane CBD and the Gold Coast. We act exclusively for employers and advise across all Australian jurisdictions, giving our team exposure to a broad and interesting range of matters.

We pride ourselves on our collegial and collaborative approach — working closely together and in partnership with our clients to deliver practical, strategic and commercially sound advice at the highest standard.

• A small specialist firm, practising exclusively in employment and workplace relations with an experienced leadership team and admin support team
• Collegial and collaborative team with a team focus that values individuals
• Recognised by Doyles Guide as a leading employment law specialist
• Offering atrue flexible working environment – 3days in office each week with dedicated own office, 2days WFH each week
• Providing high‑quality work with national clients across all jurisdictions and industries

Only successful applicants will be contacted.