Employment Lawyer - Newcastle, NSW
Core
Employment lawyer advising privately owned SMEs, business owners, and directors on complex workplace issues with real commercial consequences.
Role type
Mid-to-Senior Employment Lawyer (Specialist)
Builds
Legal advice and representation for employment matters
Domain
Legal / Employment Law / Industrial Relations
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Employment law expertise, client management, matter ownership, performance management, disciplinary processes, workplace investigations, termination and redundancy, unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination claims, Fair Work Commission proceedings, industrial relations compliance, executive employment, business restructures and insolvency
Preferred skills
Specialist accreditation, business development, leadership
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Advise clients on employment contracts, workplace policies, and restraints of trade; manage performance management, disciplinary processes, and workplace investigations; handle termination, redundancy, and unfair dismissal matters; represent clients in Fair Work Commission proceedings and employment disputes; advise on awards, enterprise agreements, and industrial relations compliance; manage executive employment and sensitive senior employee exits; support business sales, restructures, and insolvency employment issues
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior (3-7 years PAE)