Senior Associate, Employment, Industrial Relations
3 weeks ago
With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people.
Our environment is one in which high performance is expected; in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
The Opportunity We are excited to share that our leading Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety (EIRS) team in Perth is growing, and we are looking for a talented Senior Associate to join our collegiate, high-performing and supportive team.
Whilst our preference is for this role to be based in Perth, we are open to considering individuals based from our Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane offices.
In this role, you will work closely with leading Partners Anna Creegan , Olga Klimczak and Rachel Dawson , and undertake a range of work that supports and advises blue-chip clients across multiple sectors on employment law, industrial relations, and safety matters.
The team provides employment law advice on workforce strategy, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, industrial action, advice and representation in relation to employment and industrial relations disputes (including general protections, unfair dismissals, bargaining disputes), employment aspects of large-scale M&A and projects transactions, advice on compliance (including in relation to employment, anti-discrimination, safety and payroll issues), interface with industrial and safety regulators, including investigations and prosecutions, and all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings.
You will be responsible for running matters and supervising junior team members.
It's an exciting opportunity to continue to develop your experience and be a part of a high-performing and collaborative local, national, and global team.
To be successful in this role, you will have: A minimum of 4 years' experience delivering advice on a range of employment law and industrial relations matters from a leading top-tier private practice, government, or in-house environment; An excellent academic record, strong communication and teamwork skills; An interest in supporting the team's strategic business development initiatives; Strong skills and experience in providing strategic advice on workforce strategy, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, industrial action, regulatory and compliance advice and all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings (advocacy skills are desirable but not essential), employment aspects of large-scale M&A transactions; A hunger to learn and develop, and maintain a market-leading practice.
The Team: The Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety (EIRS) team in Australia provides specialist expertise on all legal matters impacting the employment relationship.
Advising employers on a range of litigious, advisory and transactional matters, the team's expertise includes: employment, industrial relations, discrimination and equal opportunity, work health and safety, crisis management, incident response, board and executive matters and workplace training.
What you can expect from us: We're a world-leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals.
As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation.
We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
We will align your growth with our ambitions.
We make your personal and professional growth our business.
And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too.
Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.
Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
We value your wellbeing, both at home and work, and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
If you need support, you'll have it, and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
For more benefits on offer, such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave, holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here .
Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.
We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders and abilities.
We're a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.
For more information, or a confidential discussion, please reach out to Carissa Bartels, Recruitment Manager at .
This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team.
We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance.
Thank you.
Team Employment, Pensions & Incentives Working Pattern Full time Location Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney Contract type Permanent Contract Diversity & Inclusion At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator.
People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us.
We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work.
We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.
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