Special Counsel Employment Lawyer

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Kennedys Full time
About the Role

Kennedys is seeking a highly skilled Special Counsel to join our well-established employment team in Sydney or Melbourne.

As a key member of our team, you will work closely with our highly regarded Employment Partner to handle a diverse range of industrial relations, health and safety, discrimination, and employment law matters. This will include litigation and advisory services, as well as EPL work for our clients.

About the Team

You will be part of a dynamic team led by our Melbourne Employment Partner, Chris Molnar, who has over 25 years of experience in workplace relations. You will receive expert guidance and mentorship from Chris and our wider team of Associates and Paralegals.

About Our Clients
  • Global and national insurers and underwriters
  • SMEs
  • Health sector agencies
  • Private clients
  • Public owned entities
About the Cases
  • Fair Work Commission, health & safety prosecutions, discrimination, wrongful dismissal, EO and human rights
Requirements
  • 8+ years of PQE experience with a strong background in workplace relations
  • A solid knowledge and understanding of Australian employment law
  • Experience and knowledge of Fair Work Commission and Federal Court processes and procedures
  • Non-contentious employment experience
  • Ability to run own caseload
  • Leadership abilities and natural flair for building relationships

We welcome applications from candidates with more or less experience. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. We have over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and America. Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services for many industry sectors.

We're a fresh-thinking firm that empowers our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools, and technology to make their lives easier. We deliver exceptional results, every time.

What We Offer

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates, and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We strive to celebrate, empower our people, and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work, and trust, where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection, and Quality Management.

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