Senior Safety Counsel: Workplace Relations & Prosecutions

FutureYou; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Manageable billing expectations

In-house profile support

CBD location with facilities

Generous leave package

People-first culture

Job summary

FutureYou in Brisbane’s CBD seeks a senior safety-law lawyer to run own matters, advise employers on safety issues, prosecutions, and regulator engagement, and become the go-to person for clients when things go wrong on site.

You will also support an established client base with practical, commercial employment advice, building strong relationships and a trusted safety practice within the firm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ PAE or comparable industry experience.
• Background in safety law with prosecutions and regulator engagement.
• Experience advising employers on employment disputes and industrial matters.
• Strong litigation skills across the relevant courts and tribunals.
• Excellent drafting, ideally honed in corporate or advisory work.
• Solutions‑focused, with the ability to build trust with clients.
• A real interest in growing your safety practice.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent employers on safety issues, prosecutions, and regulator engagement.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships while managing matters autonomously.
• Provide practical, commercial employment advice to clients.
• Support an established client base with proactive safety law guidance.
• Contribute to the growth and profile of the safety practice within the firm.

Skills

PAE experience

Safety law

Employment disputes

Litigation

Drafting

Client relationships

Practice growth

Job description

A well-regarded Brisbane firm with a growing safety and incident management practice is looking for a Senior Associate to join its Workplace Relations and Employment team.

Make the practice your own
Working alongside Partners, you’ll have genuine autonomy to run your own matters and build your own client relationships. You’ll advise and represent employers on safety issues, including prosecutions and regulator engagement, and become the person clients call first when something goes wrong on site. You’ll also support an established client base with practical, commercial employment advice.

It’s a strong move for a high-performing lawyer who wants to become a recognised name in safety law.

Where you’ll fit

5+ years’ PAE, or comparable industry experience

• Background in safety law, ideally including prosecutions and regulator engagement (resources sector exposure is a bonus)
• Solid experience advising employers on employment disputes and industrial matters
• Strong litigation skills across the relevant courts and tribunals
• Excellent drafting, ideally honed in corporate or advisory work
• A confident, practical, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to build trust with clients
• A real interest in growing your safety practice

Why people stay

• Manageable billing expectations and incentive opportunities
• In-house support to build your external profile
• A fantastic CBD location with excellent on-site facilities
• A generous leave package, including parental and personal leave benefits
• A collaborative, people-first culture

Let’s talk
For a confidential conversation, please contact Jenny Bermheden at FutureYou on [e-mail] or [phone]. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.