Legal Counsel - Employment

Lawyers On Demand; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawyers On Demand (LOD) seeks an Employment Lawyer to join a global technology platform operating in the mobility and on demand services sector. The initial term is 6–12 months. Location: Sydney – hybrid (3 days in CBD office).

You will provide day-to-day employment law advice to HR and business stakeholders, draft contracts and policies, and advise on contractor models across a complex, multi‑jurisdictional environment.

Qualifications

• 3–9 years’ post qualification experience in employment and industrial relations law.
• Experience gained in private practice or in house, ideally within a corporate, technology, or high growth business.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment law, including modern awards and contractor models.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day employment law advice to HR and business stakeholders, including performance management, disciplinary processes, terminations, and employee relations matters.
• Draft, review, and advise on employment contracts, policies, and workplace documentation.
• Partner closely with product and operational teams to identify and mitigate employee related legal risks in new and evolving business initiatives.
• Advise on contractor models and workforce structuring across a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Manage and support employment litigation, disputes, and regulatory matters, including coordination with external counsel.
• Contribute to policy development and reform initiatives, including matters relating to the NSW workers compensation regime.
• Advise on and support the management of workers compensation claims and associated legal risks.
• Provide industrial relations advice across the ANZ business, supporting both delivery and mobility business lines.

Skills

Employment law

Industrial relations

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Job description

LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created. We're a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients' legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions. Together, we find new ways to supercharge the value that legal professionals and in-house legal teams deliver. With LOD, you get all the best bits of being a lawyer - interesting work with some of the world's most exciting organisations, plus the flexibility and freedom to live your life how you want.

Who Are We Looking For

We are seeking a Employment Lawyer to join a global, fast growing technology platform operating in the mobility and on demand services sector.

The initial term is 6–12 months. This role is embedded within multidisciplinary teams and provides specialist legal expertise across employment, industrial relations, and workforce strategy.

Location: Sydney – hybrid (3 days in CBD office)

About The Role

• Provide day to day employment law advice to HR and business stakeholders, including performance management, disciplinary processes, terminations, and employee relations matters
• Draft, review, and advise on employment contracts, policies, and workplace documentation
• Partner closely with product and operational teams to identify and mitigate employee related legal risks in new and evolving business initiatives
• Advise on contractor models and workforce structuring across a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment
• Manage and support employment litigation, disputes, and regulatory matters, including coordination with external counsel
• Contribute to policy development and reform initiatives, including matters relating to the NSW workers compensation regime
• Advise on and support the management of workers compensation claims and associated legal risks
• Provide industrial relations advice across the ANZ business, supporting both delivery and mobility business lines.

About You

• 3– 9 years’ post qualification experience in employment and industrial relations law
• Experience gained in private practice or in house, ideally within a corporate, technology, or high growth business
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment law, including modern awards and contractor models
• Experience advising on employment disputes and managing legal and reputational risk
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across teams

What sets us apart?

• We’re an Employer of Choice: for the fifth year in a row, we’ve been recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer. We’re even prouder that we’ve received an employee NPS score across Australia of 81 which is recognised as “ground-breaking”.
• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world‑class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.
• No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in‑house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.
• You call the shots: We take work‑life balance pretty seriously. You can work on‑site with our clients or remotely, undertake full‑time or part‑time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
• You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, have access to mentoring programs and high quality know‑how, LOD social events, and receive regular training to assist in your ongoing growth and development.
• Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.
• We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities. In late 2023, LOD joined forces with Consilio, the global leader in legal consulting and enterprise legal services. Together, LOD & Consilio have a team of approximately 10,000 lawyers, legal engineers, legal operations consultants, paralegals, and risk & compliance professionals spanning North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.