Associate - Employment - Sydney

An opportunity for an Employment Law Associate to join an established and highly regarded Sydney practice.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, working with an impressive client base across the corporate and government sectors. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, down-to-earth team with a strong focus on delivering practical, commercially minded advice and building lasting client relationships.

The Role

Working alongside experienced senior practitioners, the successful candidate will be involved in a varied mix of advisory and contentious employment and industrial relations work, including:

• Advising on complex employment issues, workplace grievances, investigations and employee terminations.
• Acting in unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination and other employment-related disputes.
• Advising on industrial relations matters, enterprise agreements and workplace strategy.
• Managing matters and developing strong relationships with clients across a range of industries.
• Supporting clients through sensitive workplace issues and complex litigation.
• Contributing to business development initiatives, client presentations and thought leadership.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3-5 years’ post-qualification experience in employment and industrial relations law.
• Experience gained within private practice.
• Strong technical expertise across employment law, workplace relations and litigation.
• The ability to manage matters independently while working collaboratively.
• Excellent communication skills, sound commercial judgement and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Experience acting for local, state or federal government clients would be highly regarded.

The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive team offering high-quality work, genuine flexibility and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

The firm values a collaborative and inclusive working environment, with accessible senior practitioners, a strong commitment to work-life balance and a focus on helping its people reach their potential.

Benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote working options.
• An incentive bonus program.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• A range of health, wellbeing and employee recognition initiatives.
• Opportunities for career progression.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch with rosie@taglegalsearch.com / 0479 085 447