Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Coles Group Full time

Senior Legal Counsel - Workplace Relations

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We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

About The Team

Because of our size, who we are and what we do, each day brings with it a lot of complexity that our legal team make simple. With a deep understanding of Coles Group's goals and values, we're able to provide practical and commercial advice that helps us all win.

About The Role – Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)

Are you a passionate employment lawyer looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment? We are seeking a Senior (8+ years PQE) Employment Lawyer to join our team. This is your chance to become a trusted advisor, partnering with our business on crucial employment law matters to drive commercial success. With fantastic opportunities for career development, this role is perfect for those transitioning from private practice and bringing in-house experience from large employers. If you have strong workplace relations or secondment experience, and a background in litigation at the Fair Work Commission, we want to hear from you

What You'll Be Doing

Strategic Legal Advice Provide commercial, strategic legal advise on employment law matters, including litigation, daily employment issues, investigations, disciplinary actions, discrimination cases, and termination matters.
Conducting litigation and advising on contentious disputes involving individuals. This includes acting in or partnering with our external law firm partners to conduct litigation in the Fair Work Commission, anti-discrimination tribunals and Federal Courts.
Advising on sensitive workplace investigations, regulatory matters, executive employment, legislative reform, employment related compliance and psychosocial risk.
Legal design and governance of strategic enterprise wide matters, such as .
Governance & Compliance Support the People & Culture Legal and Governance team with various governance and compliance projects.
Future-Proofing Ensure our company is prepared to adapt to changes in employment-related litigation or case law.

About You And Your Skills

Qualifications Legal qualification and current practicing certificate.
Experience 8+ years PQE in employment law, with a proven track record in litigation at the Fair Work Commission.
Expertise Managing complex employment law matters in large organisations, ideally ASX listed.
Preferred Background Significant private practice, ideally combined with in-house, secondment, and/or workplace relations experience.
Skills Ability to manage a variety of stakeholders, handle change in a fast-paced environment, strong interpersonal and influencing skills, client and results-focused, motivated with a can-do attitude, and adept at multi-tasking and managing competing priorities.

What's in it for you?

Flexible working options We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
Office perks Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
Discounts Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
Reward through recognition Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
Opportunities for learning and development No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
Paid parental leave We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
Investment in your future Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About The Recruitment Process

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email

Job ID 162636

Employment Type Full time

Seniority level

Seniority levelAssociate

Employment type

Employment typeFull-time

Job function

Job functionLegal
IndustriesRetail

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