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Special Counsel / Partner – Employment Law

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior employment lawyer building a practice advising employers on contracts, terminations, restructures, litigation, and strategic workplace matters.

Role type

Special Counsel / Partner, senior IC lawyer (employment law)

Builds

Employment law practice for private businesses and business owners

Domain

Legal services, employment law, commercial law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

employment law expertise, employer-side practice, client base development, litigation management, workplace investigations, commercial judgement, mentoring

Preferred skills

Fair Work Act knowledge, business development, cross-referral capability

Technologies

Fair Work Commission proceedings, mediation platforms

Responsibilities

Advising on employment contracts and executive arrangements; managing complex terminations and disciplinary processes; conducting workplace investigations; representing employers in litigation; advising on restructures and redundancies; negotiating settlements; mentoring junior practitioners

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with practice-building responsibilities

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