Partner (Employment Law)

Naiman Clarke; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Part-time arrangements considered

Mentoring and career progression

Job summary

Naiman Clarke in Sydney seeks an experienced Employment Law Partner to join and grow an established practice. You will advise and represent plaintiff and defendant clients across a broad range of contentious and advisory matters, with a hands-on leadership approach.

You will mentor junior lawyers, lead business development, and shape the employment team’s direction while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a collaborative culture that rewards merit and performance.

Qualifications

• Established Partner or senior employment lawyer ready to move into a leadership role.
• Strong experience across advisory and contentious employment matters.
• Demonstrated experience running and litigating disputes.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent plaintiff and defendant clients in employment matters.
• Manage your own practice and contribute to the growth of the employment team.
• Lead business development and maintain senior client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Mentoring

Client relationships

Employment law experience

Job description

• Join a well-established team with genuine scope to grow your practice.
• Strong referral network and access to existing national and international clients.
• Competitive partner remuneration with WFH available.

About your new employer:

• Our client is an award-winning Sydney boutique firm known for advising prominent companies and executives.
• The firm has a strong pipeline of both advisory and litigious work.
• The firm has built a collaborative, ambitious and supportive culture that gives its lawyers meaningful responsibility, direct access to senior practitioners and genuine opportunities to accelerate their careers.
• Career progression and salary is directly corelated with merit and performance, not pre-determined bands or PQE.
• Flexible working is available, and part-time arrangements will be considered for the right candidates.

About the role:

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment Law Partner to join and further develop an established practice.

You will advise and represent both plaintiff and defendant clients across a broad range of contentious and advisory employment matters, including:

• Employment disputes, termination and unfair dismissal claims
• General protections, discrimination and workplace investigations
• Executive employment and restraint matters
• Enterprise agreements, industrial relations and workforce restructuring
• Day-to-day strategic workplace relations advice
• Litigated employment matters across the relevant courts and tribunals

Alongside managing your own practice, you will play an active role in business development, client relationships and the ongoing growth of the employment team.

This is also a hands-on leadership role, with a strong focus on mentoring, developing and supporting junior lawyers as they progress their careers.

The ideal candidate:

• Established Partner, Special Counsel or senior employment lawyer ready to move into a leadership role
• Strong experience across both advisory and contentious employment law matters
• Demonstrated experience running and litigating employment disputes
• Comfortable acting for both plaintiffs and defendants
• Commercial and proactive approach to business development and practice growth
• Genuine interest in mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Strong client relationship skills and the ability to build trusted, long-term relationships
• Existing client following will be highly regarded

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market
• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector

Please quote reference number EN/59816