Employment Lawyer

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Hall & Wilcox Full time
  • Permanent, full-time lawyer position
  • Hybrid working, including from modern, open plan offices and WFH.  We provide WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
  • Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
  • Flexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
  • Free daily breakfast, office drinks and social events
  • Genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion across the firm

More information about our HW benefits can be viewed here: bit.ly/HWbenefits

About the role and team

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced mid-level lawyer to join our growing Employment team in Melbourne.

Our highly regarded national employment team acts for medium to large national and international employers, advising on contentious and non-contentious employment and industrial relations matters, discrimination, WHS, immigration, and privacy. This role will work closely with and learn from our experienced team of Employment Partners, Special Counsel, Senior Associates and Lawyers.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be involved in a variety of matters including:

  • providing legal support to Partners on matters relating to employment law and industrial relation matters;
  • demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex legal concepts, and creatively applying legal knowledge to client situations to provide solutions to problems;
  • drafting legal documents, advices and handling multiple matters at any one time;
  • maintaining high level of communication with clients regarding progress of matters;
  • working as part of talented team on large and complex litigation matters including restraints litigation, general protections, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims; and
  • discovery of documents and preparation of lists of documents.

Skills and experience

We are keen to hear from candidates with the following skills and experience:

  • between 3-5 years of post-admission experience, specifically in employment and industrial relation law;
  • ideally your experience will come from a large national or international law firm, or a specialist employment law practice;
  • excellent technical, analytical and drafting skills with a keen attention to detail;
  • outstanding verbal and written communication skills;
  • the ability to organise and prioritise effectively;
  • a strong commitment to client service, the ability to manage client relationships and a focus on achieving commercial solutions for our clients; and
  • be proactive and able to work autonomously and as part of a collaborative team.

About us

Hall & Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firm of over 1100 people, including around 130 partners, delivering outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

Some of our recent awards and citations include:

  • Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards;
  • Law Firm of the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards;
  • Ranked fourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023 and 2024;
  • Employer of Choice Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for 2021, 2022 and 2023; and
  • Best Law and Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and Best Professional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023 Client Choice Awards.

Our culture

We are known for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive, inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks.

We are also renowned for Smarter Law, which means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions that are better and faster. 

At Hall & Wilcox, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

For more information about Hall & Wilcox please visit our website.

How to apply

Please click apply to submit an application.

We are committed to being inclusive, and to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience. If you require any support to complete your application, or if you have any questions, please contact Nicole Hartigan, Senior Talent Acquisition/People & Culture Advisor at nicole.hartigan@hallandwilcox.com.au

This vacancy is being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox Talent Acquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.

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