Workplace Health & Safety Lawyer

Naiman Clarke; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Naiman Clarke is recruiting a lawyer to join its specialist safety practice in Sydney. You will work across front-end and back-end WHS matters, including serious workplace incidents, regulatory investigations and Coronial Inquests, with exposure to major domestic and international clients.

The role offers international mobility and career development within a genuinely global platform. The successful candidate will be an Australian-qualified lawyer with 2–5 years’ PQE, experience in WHS,

Qualifications

• Australian-qualified lawyer with approximately 2–5 years’ PQE.

Responsibilities

• Handle serious workplace incidents and regulatory investigations.
• Work on improvement, prohibition and infringement notices.
• Participate in WHS prosecutions and Coronial Inquests.
• Oversee safety governance, officer duties and due diligence.
• Provide compliance, risk management and strategic advisory support.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Australian-qualified lawyer

Job description

• Join a genuine specialist safety practice, rather than a broader employment team.
• Work directly with experienced Partners serious workplace incidents, regulator investigations, prosecutions and Coronial Inquests.
• Excellent exposure to major Australian and international clients, executives and boards.
• International firm platform, premium clients and genuine career progression.
• It is also a firm that feels different in person. The office, the people and the culture all leave a very strong impression.

About your new employer:

• This is an international firm with a genuinely global platform, offering the calibre of clients and work you would expect from a major global practice, without the overly hierarchical feel.
• The Australian business is continuing to grow, which gives lawyers the opportunity to join at an exciting stage and build their profile alongside highly regarded Partners.
• There is also a real emphasis on international mobility and career development, with opportunities to spend time in overseas offices and gain experience across different markets.
• The Sydney office is modern, impressive and highly collaborative, with a culture that feels far more personal than many large international firms.

About the role:

You will work across both front-end and back-end WHS matters, including:

• Serious workplace incidents and regulatory investigations.
• Improvement, prohibition and infringement notices.
• WHS prosecutions and Coronial Inquests.
• Safety governance, officer duties and due diligence.
• Compliance, risk management and strategic advisory work.

The ideal candidate:

Australian-qualified lawyer with approximately 2–5 years’ PQE.

• Experience in WHS, regulatory litigation, employment, coronial work or a related disputes practice.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative working style.
• Keen to develop into a genuine specialist within an international firm.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

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.