Senior Employment Lawyer

Are you ready to join the winning team at The Lottery Corporation? We power Australia’s biggest lottery games – and we’re one of the world’s top-performing lottery businesses. As the home of The Lott and Keno, we’re building on decades of excitement and life-changing wins, bringing our games to every state and territory except WA. For more than a century, we’ve been playing our role in creating positive impacts by delivering winning moments every day to our people, our customers, retailers, partners and our community. But we’re not standing still. We’re evolving into an entertainment company – more customer-obsessed, more agile and driven by real outcomes. Because at our core, it’s simple: we create winning moments – and we’re building the next chapter as the team behind Where Australia Comes to Play. Join us! The Lottery Corporation is looking for a talented Senior Legal Counsel – Employee Relations. Working as part of a high-performing and supportive legal team, you will be responsible for providing high quality employee and industrial relations legal support to the organisation. This role will work closely with our People & Culture team and presents an exciting opportunity for an employment law specialist to manage the ER/IR legal portfolio in a large, dynamic ASX-50 company. What you’ll do Provide end-to-end employee relations legal support, including with regard to employment contracts, procedures and policies, industrial instruments, wage compliance, performance management, conduct issues, investigations, disciplinary action, disputes, strategic projects and other matters. Partner with the People & Culture team to help manage ER/IR-related legal risks and relevant compliance obligations and monitor and advise on changes to employment law and policy. Build, maintain and manage relationships across the organisation (particularly P&C), gaining support for, and influencing, key internal stakeholders in their approach to legal risk management. What you’ll bring Degree qualified in law and admitted as a solicitor in QLD (or relevant state or territory) Proven legal experience either in-house or in private practice with a focus on ER and IR law (minimum of 5 years) Core legal training undertaken in a law firm environment will be highly regarded Deep understanding of recent and emerging legislative change in the ER/IR environment and relevant case law Demonstrated experience partnering with P&C teams to support management of employee-related issues, risks and disputes (including litigation) Ability to operate autonomously – a self-starter with initiative and drive What you’ll get Not only will you receive an awesome candidate experience from our caring Talent team, but you’ll get a genuine feel for who we are and what it’s like to be part of our team. The benefits of working with The Lottery Corporation are pretty good. Just to name a few: Balance work and life with our ‘flex for great outcomes’ approach – hybrid working, plus a range of generous leave options. Reward and recognition programs at all levels. Your hard work won’t go unnoticed. Ignite your potential with our dedicated learning and development platform to support your bright future. We empower careers to grow from within. 50% of all roles in 2025 were filled by our own people, proving that your next opportunity is already here! A true sense of belonging. We’re committed to Inclusion & Diversity with a range of initiatives such as our Gender Affirmation Support, employee inclusion networks and diversity memberships and celebrations. Make positive impacts with opportunities to volunteer with our community partners. We'll also dollar match fundraising efforts of our employees lending their support to registered charities. We’re committed to providing a safe, respectful and supportive work environment. We encourage you to let us know if we can make any accommodations, so the process can be more user friendly for you. We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of the lands on which our offices, retail outlets and venues operate. We acknowledge the inextricable link First Peoples of Australia have with the land past and present. Your online safety is important to us. We'll never request payment or credit card details from you to apply for a position. If you're uncertain whether a job ad is legitimate, verify via our website before providing any details.