Senior Employment Lawyer
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About the role
We are looking for a Senior Employment Lawyer to join the practice led by Managing Partner Rebecca Kelly in one of our Australia offices to focus on contentious and noncontentious matters. The ideal candidate will have a strong employment background gained within a largescale international or regional top tier firm.
Key responsibilities
- Advising clients on compliance with local laws and regulations. Instructing and liaising with correspondent law firms across the region;
- Acting for and advising global multinational and local clients on a range of issues including start up employment infrastructure corporate governance and senior executive incentive schemes;
- Advising clients on large scale restructuring exercises including employee communications and drafting documents;
- Advising clients on structuring issues;
- Advising on workforce conduct issues and other internal issues including carrying out fact finding and internal investigations on behalf of clients including implementing recommendations;
- Providing advice and support to clients on a full range of employment issues including recruitment and sponsorship procedures remuneration and benefits packages grievance and disciplinary procedures and issues arising on the termination of employment;
- Supporting the corporate department with employment issues arising out of transactions such as undertaking employment due diligence drafting warranties and indemnities in agreements and the transfer of employees;
- Drafting and amending employment contracts employee handbooks policies and procedures and other employment related documentation;
- Advising clients across a range of sectors including energy transport mining & resources construction & engineering insurance and reinsurance financial services telecommunications and information technology on employment specific issues arising in these sectors;
- Defending clients on large scale and complex employment disputes;
- Advising clients on settlement of disputes and drafting settlement agreements;
- Advising clients on immigration matters.
About you
We are looking for a Senior level lawyer who is Australian or dual qualified with minimum 6 years post qualification experience to join Clydes Corporate practice.
The ideal applicant will:
- Have worked extensively on employmentrelated matters. Australia wide experience would be an advantage;
- Have experience of working at a largescale international or regional top tier law firm;
- Demonstrate an ability to interact confidently with clients and develop business proactively;
- Have attained a degree certificate(s) from a reputable institution maintaining strong academic performance;
- Have a mature and flexible personality and is able to work well within a team;
- Be selfmotivated and possesses a very proactive attitude towards completing jobs and developing business; and
- Have a genuine commitment to building a career with Clyde & Co in Australia.
About Clyde & Co in the Asia Pacific Region
When you work at Clyde & Co you join a team of 490 partners 2400 lawyers 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery for both our clients and our firm. We work as one excel with clients celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work volunteering and charitable partnerships and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through our commitment to the SBTi NetZero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
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How To Apply
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a dynamic and progressive firm. If you are interested in this position please submit your application which must include cover letter CV and academic transcript.
We offer a range of tailored benefits and support including discounted private health insurance first class family leave offering and wellbeing initiatives.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals regardless of background or identity.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
