Ashurst Reach Legal Consultant

**Employment lawyers**

At Ashurst Reach we have seen consistent demand from Ashurst clients seeking employment lawyers in Melbourne. If you are an employment lawyer with any of the following skills and are either a seasoned consultant/contract lawyer looking for a fresh approach, or a lawyer thinking of taking the leap to flex-working, get in touch with our **Talent Manager, Fiona Craig**, to find out more.

**Skills and Experience needed**:

- You have specialist expertise in employment law across a broad range of issues including any or all of the following: employee relations, employment litigation and investigations; employment advisory and compliance (including discrimination, privacy and safety laws); collective bargaining and IR; and corporate transactions and restructurings
- You are familiar with safety law including disciplinary issues, termination of employment, complex staff complaints, industrial disputes, enterprise bargaining and grievance handling
- You have prior experience and exposure dealing with large scale complex remediation projects and/or payroll remediation and compliance programs
- You are experienced in advising on compliance with Work Health Safety laws and anti-discrimination matters
- You are experienced dealing with employment regulators including the Fair Work Ombudsman and IR Commission.
- You have the ability to monitor legislative changes and industry best practices, recommending updates to policies and procedures
- You have experience managing complex employment law matters in large organisations and have the ability to influence, negotiate and simplify complex legal matters
- You are comfortable liaising with multiple internal stakeholders and teams
- You have the ability to manage external facing issues
- You have a minimum of 5 years' experience
- You have the ability to hit the ground running, work autonomously and prioritise

As well as excellent legal experience you will need:

- The right to live and work in Australia (and be based here) and hold or be able to obtain a current practising certificate
- Willingness to engage with Ashurst via an Incorporated Legal Practice or casual employment

**Ashurst Reach**:

- Ashurst Reach is the firm's dedicated flexible legal resourcing platform which provides the firm's clients and Practice Groups within the firm with access to a high quality talent pool of lawyers and paralegals.
- As an integral part of the firm's NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, our focus is solving our clients' business problems through optimal efficiency, cost effectiveness and digitally innovative legal service delivery.
- We work with clients in all major cities in Australia. Most roles are hybrid and we can work with you to find a role that suits you in terms of numbers of days/hours worked.

**Why join Ashurst Reach?**

Ashurst Reach offers our alumni, clients and other top-tier and in-house lawyers the flexibility to choose how they work. Together we realise your professional goals in a flexible and supportive environment, providing you with career ownership and rewarding opportunities both in-house and within the firm.

We work with a pool of talented, Reach Legal Consultants, across a broad range of specialties. We strive to engage with legal consultants who are technically-savvy and commercially-focused while also being creative and adaptable, thriving in new environments.

There are several benefits of working as a consultant with Ashurst Reach:

- Flexible career options - Receive greater variety, choice and control over how and when you work, balancing career goals and lifestyle.
- Personalised service - Collaborate closely with Ashurst Reach to realise your professional goals.
- Top-tier support - Have the backing of a truly global firm with a reputation for high performance, a wealth of industry experience and a refreshingly open and diverse culture.

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