Senior Legal Counsel | Senior Manager | Employment

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Job Description & Summary

As a Senior Legal Counsel in PwCs Office of General Counsel Conduct and Workplace Relations Team youll play a vital role in delivering clear pragmatic advice to internal clients on employee partner and workplace matters. You will build trusted relationships across our businesses and corporate functions contribute to all aspects of people matters at the firm and enjoy plenty of opportunities to develop and grow your legal and leadership skills.

Why PwC

At PwC Australia your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance technology energy and healthgiving you the chance to make a real impact. Here your growth is our priority. Youll work with leading teams explore new technologies and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370000 people who value bold ideas collaboration and lasting change. Together were building trust and shaping the future.

What youll do:

• Provide timely trusted and commercial advice on employment partner and workplace matters.
• Lead and advise on complex conduct and workplace investigations.
• Drive initiatives to improve the firms approach to people matters and ensure compliance with evolving employment law obligations.
• Lead the firms response to employee and partner disputes including by managing external legal counsel.
• Build strong and trusted relationships with internal clients and governance bodies.
• Collaborate with and support other corporate functions including People & Culture the Partnership Office and Risk and Compliance.

What were looking for:

• Over 8 years post-qualification experience in employment law matters preferably with a mix of both private practice and in-house experience.
• Confidence in advising senior management with clear and concise advice (both written and verbal).
• Excellent interpersonal and commercial skills as well as an ability to build strong relationships.
• Proven ability to identify and consider critical issues and articulate legal and reputational risks to support risk-based commercial decisions.
• Experience working within a formal governance framework to ensure consistency and appropriateness of decision making.
• Experience with modern awards whistleblower matters and regulator engagement.

What youll gain:

• The opportunity to work with leading organisations and cutting-edge technology that challenge and expand your expertise.
• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when where and how you workbalancing whats best for you your team and your clients to grow and thrive together.
• Clear paths for career progression supported by continuous learning and leadership development.
• Generous leave entitlements including four weeks annual leave and float public holidays to support your work-life balance.
• A world-class parental leave policy offering up to 26 weeks of leave for caregivers supporting your family and personal life.

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here.

Ready to grow here and go further Join PwC Australia as a Senior Legal Counsel and make an impact that goes beyond the expected. Apply now and take your next step with a team shaping the future.

Were committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect irrespective of their actual or assumed background disability neurodivergence or any other protected want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection the application form you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.

No Agencies Please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications direct from individuals.

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