Senior Associate Employment Industrial Relations Safety
Senior Associate Employment Industrial Relations Safety
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The Opportunity
We are excited to share that our leading Employment Industrial Relations and Safety (EIRS) team in Perth is growing and we are looking for a talented Senior Associate to join our collegiate high performing and supportive team.
In this role you will work closely with leading Partners Anna Creegan Olga Klimczak and Rachel Dawson and undertake a range of work that supports and advises blue chip clients across multiple sectors on employment law industrial relations and safety matters.
The team provides employment law advice on workforce strategy enterprise bargaining industrial disputes industrial action advice and representation in relation to employment and industrial relations disputes (including general protections unfair dismissals bargaining disputes) employment aspects of largescale M&A and projects transactions advice on compliance (including in relation to employment antidiscrimination safety and payroll issues) interface with industrial and safety regulators including investigations and prosecutions and all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings.
You will be responsible for running matters and supervising junior team members. Its an exciting opportunity to continue to develop your experience and be a part of a highperforming and collaborative local national and global team.
To be successful in this role you will have:
A minimum of 4 years experience delivering advice on a range of employment law and industrial relations matters from a leading top tier private practice government or inhouse environment;
An excellent academic record strong communication and teamwork skills;
An interest in supporting the teams strategic business development initaitives;
Strong skills and experience in providing strategic advice on workforce strategy enterprise bargaining industrial disputes industrial action regulatory and compliance advice and all types of Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings (advocacy skills are desirable but not essential) employment aspects of largescale M&A transactions;
A hunger to learn and develop and maintain a marketleading practice.
The Team:
The Employment Industrial Relations and Safety (EIRS) team in Australia provides specialist expertise on all legal matters impacting on the employment relationship. Advising employers on a range of litigious advisory and transactional matters the teams expertise includes: employment industrial relations discrimination and equal opportunity work health and safety crisis management incident response board and executive matters and workplace training.
What you can expect from us:
Were a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5000 professionals. As the market leader in Australia we are committed to high performance collaboration diversity and digital innovation. We are clientcentred commercially driven and renowned for our solutionfocused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.
We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences supportive challenges team collaboration mentors and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
We value your wellbeing both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support youll have it and well empower you to harness your personal strengths navigate uncertainty embrace opportunities and effectively manage things within your control.
For more benefits on offer such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here.
Join us to be part of a human bold and outstanding team at Australias market leading law firm.
We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to First Nations LGBTIQA and neurodivergent individuals as well as individuals of all ages cultures genders and abilities. Were a safe inclusive and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.
For more information or a confidential discussion please reach out to Carissa Bartels Recruitment Manager at .
This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance. Thank you.
Team
Employment Pensions & IncentivesWorking Pattern
Location
PerthContract type
Permanent ContractDiversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our ValuesHuman Bold and Outstanding.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
