Senior Associate - Workplace Relations & Safety

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment invites a Senior Associate to join its Sydney workplace relations and safety practice. The role focuses on contentious and non-contentious employment matters for employers, with emphasis on client relationships and senior leadership.

Based in Sydney CBD, this permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working arrangements and the opportunity to lead matters, develop clients, and contribute to the growth of the practice while holding a

Qualifications

• Senior Associate level (Special Counsel also considered).
• Experience across contentious and non-contentious employment matters, acting for employers.
• Broad employment and safety advisory experience.
• Strong client relationship skills and the ability to lead matters.
• Full working rights in Australia and a current practising certificate.

Responsibilities

• Contentious and non-contentious employment matters for employers.
• Employment and work health and safety advice.
• Enterprise agreements, award compliance and workplace investigations.
• Employment contracts, policies and restructuring.
• Leading matters, building client relationships and working with junior lawyers.
• Contributing to growing the practice.

Skills

Contentious employment

Non-contentious employment

Workplace safety

Client relationship management

Leadership

Job description

Senior Associate - Workplace Relations & Safety

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment – Sydney NSW

Full time

Hybrid

2d ago , from Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment

Senior Associate, Workplace Relations and Safety, Sydney CBD. Permanent, full time.

Our client is a national, full service commercial law firm. Its well established employer practice advises small and large corporates, government and statutory authorities across a wide range of industries.

The role:

• Contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including Fair Work claims (unfair dismissal, general protections, adverse action)
• Employment and work health and safety advice
• Enterprise agreements, award compliance and workplace investigations
• Employment contracts, policies and restructuring
• Leading matters, building client relationships and working with junior lawyers
• Contributing to growing the practice

Flexible working arrangements available.

Requirements

• Senior Associate level (Special Counsel also considered)
• Experience across contentious and non-contentious employment matters, acting for employers
• Broad employment and safety advisory experience
• Strong client relationship skills and the ability to lead matters
• Full working rights in Australia and a current practising certificate