Senior Associate or Special Counsel – Workplace Relations, Education, and Safety
Core
Provide legal and strategic support to schools, systems, and peak bodies in the education sector on complex workplace relations, discrimination, and safety matters.
Role type
Senior Associate or Special Counsel (Legal Advisor)
Builds
Legal advice, risk management strategies, and client relationships for the Australian independent education sector
Domain
Education sector legal services (Employment, Industrial Relations, Safety)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Legal drafting, advisory, commercial judgement, critical thinking, strategic legal thinking, stakeholder engagement, litigation management, regulatory compliance knowledge
Preferred skills
Education sector experience, enterprise bargaining, corporate governance, student safety and wellbeing expertise
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide employment advice on commencement, terms, performance, termination, enterprise bargaining, equal opportunity, bullying, discrimination, and WHS; Manage disputes and litigation; Advise on mandatory reporting and compliance; Handle student discipline and safety issues; Engage with stakeholders and media; Maintain knowledge of legislative developments; Conduct business development and CPD sessions
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC