Senior Associate or Special Counsel – Employment & Industrial Relations – Sydney

A growing national employment practice is seeking an experienced Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join its Sydney team. The group advises medium and large national and international employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment and industrial relations matters, including discrimination, work health and safety, immigration and privacy.

The role involves working closely with a team of Employment Partners, Special Counsels, Senior Associates and Lawyers, providing legal support on employment and industrial relations matters and contributing to large, complex litigation and industrial disputes such as general protections, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.

Responsibilities include drafting legal documents and advices, managing multiple matters simultaneously, demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex legal concepts and applying legal knowledge creatively to deliver practical solutions for clients, while maintaining strong client communication on matter progress. The firm offers hybrid and flexible working, learning and career development programs, flexible leave options including paid parental leave, and a genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and pro bono work.

• Minimum 8 years of post-admission experience, specifically in employment and industrial relations law
• Ideally experience from a large national or international law firm, or a specialist employment law practice
• Excellent technical, analytical and drafting skills with keen attention to detail
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise effectively
• Experience supervising, mentoring and delegating to junior lawyers or paralegals
• Strong commitment to client service, client relationship management and commercial solutions
• Proactive and able to work both autonomously and collaboratively