Senior Lawyer: Employment- Litigation Focus

Vincere; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Naiman Clarke in Sydney seeks an exceptional Special Counsel to lead complex employment matters and provide strategic advisory services to prominent clients. The role offers autonomy with direct client contact and ownership of matters, and the chance to work from within gorgeous offices in the heart of Sydney CBD.

The ideal candidate will bring substantial employment law experience, capability to run complex disputes, and a passion for mentoring and growing a practice in a collaborative

Qualifications

• Special Counsel with substantial experience in employment law.
• Strong track record running complex employment disputes and advisory matters.
• Comfortable acting as primary adviser to sophisticated clients.
• Ability to make strategic calls and lead matters independently.
• Enjoy mentoring and developing junior lawyers.
• Commercially minded with growth mindset for the practice.

Responsibilities

• Run complex employment and workplace matters from start to finish.
• Lead Fair Work Commission proceedings and employment litigation.
• Advise on general protections and adverse action claims.
• Manage restraint of trade and confidential information disputes.
• Oversee executive appointments, exits and negotiated departures.
• Advise on complex terminations and workplace disputes.
• Provide strategic employment advice on sensitive matters.
• Act as primary adviser to boards, business owners, HR leaders and senior executives.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers while remaining hands-on.

Skills

Employment law

Client advisory

Mentoring juniors

Independent leadership

Job description

• Develop your profile and play an important role in the continued growth of the practice
• Genuine autonomy, have direct client contact and ownership of matters
• Gorgeous offices located in the heart of Sydney CBD

About your new employer:

• Our client is an award-winning Sydney boutique firm known for providing strategic, commercially focused advice to prominent companies, executives and business owners.
• 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

About the role:

• Run complex employment and workplace matters from start to finish.
• Lead Fair Work Commission proceedings and employment litigation.
• Advise on general protections and adverse action claims.
• Act on restraint of trade and confidential information disputes.
• Manage sensitive executive appointments, exits and negotiated departures.
• Advise on complex terminations and workplace disputes.
• Provide strategic employment advice on commercially and reputationally sensitive matters.
• Act as the primary adviser to boards, business owners, HR leaders and senior executives.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers while remaining hands-on in significant matters.

The ideal candidate:

• Special Counsel with substantial experience in employment law
• Have strong experience running complex employment disputes and advisory matters
• Be comfortable acting as the primary adviser to sophisticated clients
• Have the confidence to make strategic calls and lead matters independently
• Enjoy mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Be commercially minded and interested in contributing to the growth of a practice

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.