
Lawyer/Associate - Employment & Safety
2 weeks ago
Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 700 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients – their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.
The role: Our Canberra based Employment and Safety team is seeking an ambitious Lawyer/ Associate with 1-3 years PAE in Employment and Industrial law.
Our team advises and supports a broad range of employers, including leading Australian and multinational organisations, on all aspects of employment, industrial relations, and workplace health and safety. While our client base spans various industries, we work predominantly with Commonwealth Government agencies, alongside State Government bodies and private sector employers.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with an experienced team led by one Partner, on diverse and interesting matters involving the development and implementation of IR strategies, advice on enterprise bargaining, responding to industrial disputes, drafting and advising on the enforcement of employment agreements, defending unfair dismissal, general protection and discrimination claims, advising on compliance with WHS laws and conducting and advising on workplace investigations, including Code of Conduct and Public Interest Disclosure matters.
The ideal candidate will be motivated by interesting and challenging work, demonstrate a proactive approach with strong attention to detail, and take pride in assuming responsibility and accountability for their work.
To be successful in this role, we expect that you will be:
- committed to progressing your career in employment and industrial law;
- team oriented with a strong work ethic;
- commercially astute;
- interested in the business challenges facing our clients; and
- ability to build effective working relationships.
In addition, you will:
- have experience in a high quality practice in the areas of employment, workplace relations and occupational health and safety law including in the areas highlighted above, or general litigation experience in a similar area
- possess a detailed understanding of the concepts in the Fair Work Act and discrimination law
- have demonstrated your ability to provide sound technical advice and practical business focused solutions
What we offer:
As a major corporate firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro-bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, daily breakfast, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.
We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of.
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