New Job Opening: Lawyer: Employment, 2-6+ PQE in Melbourne, VIC

Job Description

Lawyer: Litigation / Employment, 1-6+ PQE

What’s in it for you?

• High-quality matters across employers, employees and senior executives


• Work directly with counsel and develop your litigation experience


• Strong mentoring, lots of wellbeing benefits, and genuine career development

About your new employer:

• Award winning national firm that specialises in employment law, doing high-value work for both employees and employers (including international businesses)


• Highly regarded for its work across employment law, industrial relations, discrimination, workplace investigations and work health & safety


• CBD location with private offices for solicitors and WFH arrangements available


• Additional wellbeing benefits, including extras days off in the Christmas period and special paid leave for various circumstances


• The quantum of many of the firm’s cases are in the millions and many garner media attention, with solicitors being offered a genuine opportunity to work with counsel and advise on matters


• Career progression and salary is directly corelated with merit and performance, not pre-determined bands or PQE

About the role:

The firm is seeking multiple bright and dedicated solicitors with 2-6+ years PQE to join its ever-growing employment practice.

You will be responsible for:

• Advising on a wide variety of advisory, contentious and strategic workplace matters, including in employment law, discrimination law and whistleblowing


• Preparing documents for and attending proceedings in the Fair Work Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission


• Drafting Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court documents, including affidavits, concise statements, witness statements, and interlocutory applications


• Working with and instruct counsel for matters running to the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court


• Providing day-to-day advice for employer clients, many of whom are international businesses


• Advising high net worth clients regarding their employment law issues


• Drafting letters of demands, without prejudice letters, and other related legal documents


• Conducting legal research into the latest updates in employment and discrimination law


• Work with media and PR consultants on high-profile matters

The ideal candidate:

• 2-6+ years PQE in employment, workplace or industrial law, or a related field


• Strong litigation experience is highly desirable


• Confident and able to communicate with clients


• Wants ownership of their work and advice


• Interested in developing their career in employment law

We also welcome any applications from aspiring litigators who are looking to get real experience in courts and tribunals or from any junior lawyers who want to shift into employment law.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available


• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role


• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market


• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector

Contact Shelby

Please quote reference number SG/58440

• Call or text: 0403 808 773


• Email: [email protected]


• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-green-219566290/