Senior Employment Lawyer

Day One Recruitment; Brisbane; Hybride; AUD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

One day WFH

Flexible working arrangements

Résumé du poste

Day One Recruitment is assisting a leading practice in Brisbane to recruit a 6+ year Employment Lawyer. You will work with a four Partner Employment Relations and Safety team advising on a full suite of employment matters for major public and private sector clients.

Expect a high‑caliber, collaborative environment with agile and flexible working arrangements including one day working from home, and strong career progression potential. A competitive salary and bonus component are on offer.

Qualifications

• 6+ years PAE from a quality firm and/or in-house team.
• Experience representing State and Local Government is highly regarded.

Responsabilités

• Advise on disciplinary processes and workforce management within the public sector IR framework.
• Advocate for clients in tribunals.
• Manage investigations into misconduct and code of conduct breaches.
• Prepare show cause letters and disciplined decisions; respond to employee grievances.
• Develop and deliver training on bullying, harassment, and safety.
• Advise executive teams on performance management, dismissals and entitlements.

Connaissances

Employment law

Tribunal advocacy

Disciplinary processes

Performance management

Client relationships

Description du poste

Shortlisting now | One day WFH and other flexibility | Engaging work mix | Plenty of career progression

Step up your career prospects in Employment Law and join this leading practice. Our client works with a broad range of major clients across the public and private sectors in Australia.

Here is an opportunity to join a four Partner Employment Relations and Safety team. This team will value a collaborative and commercial approach when helping their clients. Due to growth we are seeking 6th + Year Employment Lawyer. Given the team structure, there are numerous opportunities for career advancement. We can provide the team composition chart in our full brief.

You will be advising clients on the full suite of employment matters including, but not limited to:

• Advising clients on disciplinary processes and effective workforce management strategies tailored to the public sector IR framework;
• Advocating for clients within various tribunals;
• Managing matters including applications for reinstatement, general protections, discrimination, industrial disputes and appeals;
• Conducting or managing investigations into allegations involving misconduct, corruption and code of conduct breaches;
• Preparing show cause letters and decisions in discipline matters, and responses for employee grievances;
• Developing and delivering training and presentations to clients and industry events on essential areas, such as bullying, sexual harassment and workplace health and safety;
• Providing advice to client’s executive teams, HR and legal teams on performance management and dismissal processes, ill and injured employees, industrial instrument interpretation, liability for unpaid wages and entitlements, and other industrial relations matters.

Ideally you will have at least 6 years PAE from a quality firm and/or in-house team. You will have started to build your profile and formed relationships with clients and industry experts. Candidates with experience representing State government and local government clients will be highly regarded.

Firm wide there are agile and flexible working arrangements in place, and in this team everyone has one day WFH. You can expect a highly competitive salary plus eligibility for a bonus component.