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Senior Associate - Employment/Workplace Relations

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time$170k2026-10-12 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid

Core

Leading and managing complex employment and workplace relations matters for clients, providing strategic legal advice on industrial relations, discrimination, and employee entitlements.

Role type

Senior Associate (Employment/Workplace Relations Lawyer)

Builds

Employment contracts, enterprise agreements, settlement agreements, and legal strategies for litigation and disputes.

Domain

Legal services / Employment and Workplace Relations Law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Legal research and analysis, contract drafting and negotiation, dispute representation and litigation, client relationship management, mentoring and supervision of junior staff, strategic legal advice

Preferred skills

Handling high-profile and challenging cases, strong leadership and team management, advocacy skills

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Representing clients in employment-related disputes and litigation, conducting legal research and analysis, drafting and negotiating employment contracts and agreements, mentoring junior lawyers and support staff, developing client relationships

Seniority

Mid-level Associate (3-4 years PQE)