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Key requirements
Senior Associate with strong experience in employment law, industrial relations and/or workplace disputes Confidence advising on both contentious and advisory matters Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach Ability to take ownership of matters and build trusted relationships with clients
The role
Wotton Kearney is seeking a Senior Associate for their Workplace & Safety team in Sydney, Australia. This role is for an experienced employment lawyer to advise and represent clients on a full range of workplace matters and complex disputes within the firm's leading insurance and risk practice.
What you'll do
- Advise on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, including unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination, bullying and harassment claims
- Support clients across sensitive and complex workplace issues, including disciplinary processes, performance management, restructures and regulatory risk
- Work closely with government and private sector clients on strategic advisory matters, including award interpretation, enterprise agreements and workforce changes
- Manage and defend employment litigation and disputes across state and federal jurisdictions
- Provide practical, commercially-minded advice on day-to-day employment risks, compliance and investigations
What we're looking for
Senior Associate with strong experience in employment law, industrial relations and/or workplace disputes
Confidence advising on both contentious and advisory matters
Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach
Ability to take ownership of matters and build trusted relationships with clients
A collaborative style and genuine interest in developing your career in a leading insurance and risk practice
Exposure to government or large institutional clients· nice to have
Benefits
26 weeks paid parental leave
Purchased annual leave
Home office allowances
Health and wellbeing benefits
Education assistance
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Senior Associate - Workplace & Safety
Wotton Kearney · Sydney
Sydney