Reach Legal Consultants | Employment Lawyers | Sydney at Ashurst Perkins Coie

The role

This role is for an experienced Employment Lawyer in Sydney, Australia, with 5+ years of PQE. The position is with Reach, Ashurst Perkins Coie's flexible legal resourcing platform, focusing on employment law matters for their clients.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 5 years' experience

Specialist expertise in employment law

Familiarity with safety law including disciplinary issues, termination of employment, complex staff complaints, industrial disputes, enterprise bargaining and grievance handling

Prior experience and exposure dealing with large scale complex remediation projects and/or payroll remediation and compliance programs

Experienced in advising on compliance with Work Health Safety laws and anti-discrimination matters

Experienced dealing with employment regulators including the Fair Work Ombudsman and IR Commission

The ability to monitor legislative changes and industry best practices, recommending updates to policies and procedures

Experience managing complex employment law matters in large organisations

Ability to influence, negotiate and simplify complex legal matters

Confident liaising with multiple internal stakeholders and teams

The ability to manage external facing issues

A current Australian practising certificate

Right to live and work in Australia

Experience in employee relations· nice to have

Experience in employment litigation and investigations· nice to have

Experience in employment advisory and compliance· nice to have

Experience in collective bargaining and IR· nice to have

Experience in corporate transactions and restructurings· nice to have

The ability to hit the ground running, work autonomously and prioritise· nice to have

Strong legal judgement and the ability to identify key risks quickly· nice to have

Confidence dealing with senior internal stakeholders and external legal advisers· nice to have

Commercial acumen and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving· nice to have

Proactive, responsive and solutions-focused working style· nice to have

Benefits

Flexibility and choice — control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life

Access to clients doing market-leading work

Hiring contacts

adam.saunders@ashurstperkins.com

Reach Legal Consultants | Employment Lawyers | Sydney

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