Senior Associate - Employment & Safety

Thomson Geer; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pro bono opportunities

Flexible working

Parental leave

Flu vaccinations

Study assistance

Employee assistance program

Corporate discounts

Social activities

Sporting teams

Job summary

Thomsons in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Associate with 4+ years of post-qualification experience in employment and workplace relations law. The role involves advising a diverse client base on employment, industrial and WHS matters, with a mix of litigious, transactional and advisory work.

You will join a collaborative team led by partners, delivering strategic IR advice, enterprise bargaining support, and robust employment agreement drafting while representing clients in complex disputes.

Qualifications

• Be team-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Be commercially astute and aware of client business challenges.
• Have experience in a high-quality practice in employment and workplace relations law.
• Demonstrate ability to provide sound technical advice and practical business-focused solutions.
• Be committed to progressing your career in a commercial firm.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist a range of employers on employment, industrial and workplace health and safety matters.
• Engage in a mix of litigious, transactional and advisory work.
• Collaborate with Partners on IR strategies, enterprise bargaining and responding to industrial disputes.
• Draft and advise on employment agreements and defending unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.
• Help ensure compliance with WHS laws.

Skills

Team oriented

Commercially minded

Client focused

Strong work ethic

Excellent communication

Job description

Our Melbourne based Employment and Safety team is seeking an ambitious Senior Associate with 4+ years' PAE in employment and workplace relations law.

Thomsons is a leading national law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 900 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomsons, we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.

The role

Our Melbourne based Employment and Safety team is seeking an ambitious Senior Associate with 4+ years' PAE in employment and workplace relations law.

Our team advises and assists a range of employers including number of leading Australian and multinational organisations on all employment, industrial and workplace health and safety matters. The industries and sectors in which our clients operate include financial and professional services, community services, health and aged care, education, energy, contractor services, transport, retail, manufacturing and government.

The work is diverse and interesting, involving a wide range of employment, workplace relations, safety, discrimination and compliance issues. There is a mix of litigious, transactional and advice/strategy work.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with an experienced team led by five Partners, on diverse and interesting matters involving the development and implementation of IR strategies, advice on enterprise bargaining, responding to industrial disputes, drafting and advising on the enforcement of employment agreements, defending unfair dismissal, general protection and discrimination claims, and advising on compliance with WHS laws.

The ideal candidate will be looking for interesting, challenging work with significant client contact and responsibility.

To be successful in this role, ideally you will:

• be team-oriented with a strong work ethic;
• be commercially astute and interested in the business challenges facing our clients;
• have experience working in a high quality practice in the areas of law highlighted above;
• have a detailed understanding of the law in these areas and have demonstrated your ability to provide sound technical advice and practical business-focused solutions;
• be committed to progressing your career in a commercial firm environment;
• be able to interact confidently with clients and build effective working relationships.

Life at Thomsons

As a leading national firm, we offer an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including:

• interesting and challenging pro bono opportunities
• flexible working
• generous parental leave
• flu vaccinations and skin checks annually
• study assistance
• sophisticated employee assistance program
• corporate discounts
• variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions
• sporting teams and much more

We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability, so that our team is taken care and we get the best outcomes for our clients.