Senior Lawyer

Senior Lawyer | Industrial and Employment

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.
Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

Position Overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has now arisen to join our Industrial & Employment Law (I&E) team in Sydney and/or Brisbane.  This role will have you working with other likeminded lawyers and forming part of our wider National I&E team across the country.  This is a permanent full-time opportunity, with flexible work options available to enjoy working across both home and office. The level of this role is flexible and will be dependent on your experience.

Key to your success in this position will be a previous knowledge of employment and industrial law, together with a proactive, passionate and results driven nature.

Our I&E Lawyers assist and represent both union and individual clients in industrial and employment law matters such as:

- Underpayments
- Workplace disputes
- Industrial action proceedings
- Enterprise bargaining
- Unfair dismissals and general protections claims
- Discrimination
- Workplace investigations
- Bullying and harassment.

Experience

- Significant experience as an Employment and/or Industrial Relations Lawyer with proven post admission experience of at least 7 years.
- Proven ability to conduct all levels of litigation in the relevant Courts and Commissions/Tribunals.
- Significant experience representing employees and Unions
- Positive and effective leadership and management of staff
- Active skills in increasing clientele and building external networks

What next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.
Acknowledgement of Country Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.
Diversity + Inclusion Slater and Gordon is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.