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Senior Associate, Employment, Industrial Relations Expert

2 months ago


Perth, Western Australia Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
About Herbert Smith Freehills

We are a leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals. Our firm is committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity, and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.

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.

In this role, you will work closely with leading Partners 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, 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 and developing team members. You will also play an important role in developing further business opportunities with existing and new clients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver advice on a range of employment law and industrial relations matters from a leading top-tier private practice, government, or in-house environment.
  • Take an active role in the team's strategic business development objectives.
  • Provide 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.
  • Supervise and develop team members.
  • Develop further business opportunities with existing and new clients.
About the Team

The Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety (EIRS) team in Australia provides specialist expertise on all legal matters impacting on 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 We Offer

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 visit our website.