Senior Associate – Workplace Law & Culture

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Learning and career progression opportunities
• Free fitness classes wellness program & regular social events

About the role

A fantastic opportunity exists for a dynamic and energetic lawyer with demonstrated experience and genuine passion for workplace law and culture.

The candidate will have 5 years PQE ideally having worked in private practice in the area of employment and industrial law with experience working for Local State and Federal governments and organisations with plenty of litigation experience in carriage of matters.

While this role is based in our Sydney CBD office at Bartier Perry we all have the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely. Bartier Perry offers structured career progression for those who want it within a warm friendly and supportive environment.

About the team

• The opportunity to work in a friendly fun team with a genuine commitment to flexibility;
• A very wide variety of work and impressive client base; and
• A clear and definite career path for the right person.

About you

Our ideal candidate possesses:

• experience in working in a collaborative manner with senior lawyers in a practice;
• a genuine passion for employment and industrial law;
• the ability to prioritise tasks and manage workflow in line with business and client requirements;
• a desire to mentor junior lawyers within the team
• the ability to consider matters critically and identify and assess legal issues to assist in the provision of legal advice and services to clients;
• technical skills and good knowledge in employment and industrial law; and
• involvement in and appetite for business development activities like bulletins and contribution to presentations.

About Bartier Perry

A 2024 Employer of Choice Bartier Perry is a firm where our culture drives all that we do. This means we are down-to-earth and high-performing whilst promoting work-life balance. We work respectfully with each other our clients and with the broader community.

We have a united focus on excellence and our supportive and inclusive culture allows everyone to reach their potential and thrive.

We are a progressive law firm that will nurture your talents and provide opportunities at every level of your career. Professional training and development programs are provided to enhance high performance and career progression.

We have a clear strategy and purpose.

From our accessible partners who actively mentor and provide guidance through to secondment opportunities with industry leading clients we enable our people to flourish both professionally and in their lives away from work.

Culture & Benefits

Work life balance through our flex policy

Incentive bonus program for all staff

Regular social and team activities

Generous 20 weeks paid parental leave

In house learning and development opportunities

Reward and recognition program

Supportive Health & Wellbeing programs

Learn more about working at Bartier Perry.

How to apply: Upload your CV and cover letter. Alternatively you can email your documents directly to our People and Culture team at

Please note: Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered for this role.

Please also note: At this stage we are inviting direct applications only. We will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies for this role.

Bartier Perry is committed to being an inclusive and flexible workplace where differences such as age gender culture disability sexual orientation religion and family and caring responsibilities are valued and respected.

Please contact the People & Culture team if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace. We encourage you to advise us at the time of application and we welcome hearing from you.