Special Counsel

About us

We're passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia's leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We're proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle's Guide.

With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:

• Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
• Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners' corporation and workplace law
• Government – spanning local, state and federal government

Our clients include Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

Nationally, over 750 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.

About the role

Are you a senior employment lawyer ready to advance your career?

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a senior lawyer, preferably at Special Counsel level, to join the Employment and Workplace Relations team in our Brisbane office.

Moray & Agnew's Workplace team advises on all aspects of workplace law including unfair or wrongful terminations, human resources matters generally, industrial relations, discrimination, harassment and WH&S. We act for major insurers, prominent employers and government organisations which makes for an interesting, varied and demanding practice.

This role is suitable for candidates wishing to work either full time or part time, and flexible working arrangements are offered. You are encouraged to speak to us about how we can make the role work for you.

About you

You will be a senior employment lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' generalist employment and workplace experience.

The ideal candidate will have experience across all aspects of workplace law – including common law and statutory employment regulation, industrial relations, equal employment opportunity and work health and safety. Experience in servicing government clients, employment-related litigation and handling employment practices liability insurance claims will be highly regarded.

We are looking for a dynamic practitioner who is keen to advance their career. You will have a track record of providing high quality, insightful and practical advice on matters of employment law and industrial relations strategy, well-developed client relationship management skills, and excellent legal writing skills.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
• Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
• Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
• Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
• Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm.

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.