Senior Associate / Special Counsel - Workplace Relations & Safety - Melbourne

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Pty Ltd.; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 180 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Unrivalled career pathways

Work-Life Balance

Melbourne CBD location

Great culture and networking platform

Nationally recognised firm

Resumo da oferta

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Pty Ltd. in Melbourne seeks a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our Workplace Relations & Safety team. You will work with Partners on high‑quality industrial relations, safety investigations, and employment matters for diverse corporate clients.

Flexibility in work arrangements and generous leave benefits support your work‑life balance as you progress toward partnership and leadership roles within a nationally recognised firm.

Qualificações

• 5+ years PAE in employment law or related area.
• Experience running contentious and/or non-contentious employment matters including safety, enterprise bargaining, investigations, and advisory work.
• Strong understanding of workplace relations, industrial relations and safety law with cross‑border/commercial exposure.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and eye for detail.
• For senior candidates, mentoring junior lawyers and teams.

Responsabilidades

• Advise on industrial relations, workplace safety, investigations, and employment law for corporate clients.
• Mentor junior lawyers and manage matters from intake to resolution.

Conhecimentos

Mentoring juniors

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Highly regarded Employment practice with a strong reputation and exposure to a diverse range of matters and clients.
• Flexible working arrangements and generous leave benefits, including paid parental leave.
• Clear, transparent, and well supported pathway for career progression.

About Us

HWLE is not your typical law firm. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that in our case, the differences are real. We deliver first class legal advice to our government and commercial clients in every State and Territory across Australia. Nationally the firm features over 270 Partners and more than 1,900 people.

The opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our Workplace Relations & Safety team, working closely with Partners Chris Egan, Karli Evans, and Tony Lawrence. Their team advises a diverse range of large and medium-sized corporate clients, insurers, government bodies, and statutory authorities, and continues to experience strong growth. You'll be exposed to high quality and complex work across industrial relations, workplace health and safety, investigations, and employment law matters.

Ideally, you might have

• 5+ years PAE
• demonstrated experience or appetite to step into running contentious and/or non-contentious employment matters, e.g. safety, enterprise bargaining, unfair dismissal, investigations and general advisory work.
• sound understanding of workplace relations, industrial relations and safety law as well as experience providing advice on employment matters across a range of commercial transactions.
• excellent problem-solving skills, and an eye for detail.
• for senior candidates, appetite for mentoring our junior cohort.

What we offer

• Unrivalled career pathways: Our unique meritocracy model proudly offers our staff career development, promoting talent based solely on merit. Our size, range of experience and competitive pricing model will provide you with everything you need to succeed. Unlike our competitors, our Solicitor to Partner ratio enables greater mentoring and client engagement. Our 180 day career forecasting sessions provide the platform to fast-track your progression.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance
• Location: Our cutting-edge office is conveniently located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD amidst a fast-pace, high-networking legal community. Enjoy working in an office environment with access to modern end of trip facilities.
• Great culture and a huge networking platform: Be part of a firm renowned for its friendly and down-to-earth culture. We also have sports clubs, social club and monthly firmwide drinks.
• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market, where your work is recognised nationally.

HWLE strives to create an inclusive environment where our people want and feel comfortable to bring their entire selves to work.