about the organisation

Lieschke & Weatherill Lawyers is a leading employment and work injury law firm. In employment and work injury related matters, L&W acts exclusively for workers and Unions. L&W acts for injured persons in motor vehicle, public liability and medical negligence matters. L&W is strongly committed to the Union movement and advancing workers’ rights.

For example, L&W currently acts for a Union in Federal Court litigation involving more than 330 employer respondents across Australia, including a well-known global corporation, seeking remedies for thousands of employees, and in substantial employment rights proceedings in the South Australia Employment Tribunal, and in a large number of workers compensation matters.

L&W is seeking to recruit at least one lawyer. The best “fit” for L&W is the central consideration. Accordingly, the identified desirable characteristics will be applied flexibly.

L&W will tailor the seniority of the position/s to suit the most appropriate candidate/s.

Desirable characteristics for applicants

• Solicitor admitted to practice or eligible for admission to practice in one or more Australian jurisdictions, ideally with some post-admission experience OR experience in representing Union members as a Union Industrial Officer (or in a similar role).
• Experience/knowledge relevant to Fair Work Act 2009 and / or Return to Work Act 2014 matters.
• Exceptional communication skills, efficiency, attention to detail and judgement.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Experience in industrial/employment/workers compensation litigation/advice highly regarded but not essential.

Candidates without experience in industrial/employment/workers compensation litigation should not be deterred from applying. L&W has successfully recruited lawyers interested in our practice areas from unrelated practice areas who have flourished in our practice areas.

Legally qualified candidates who have not pursued admission to practise because of appearance rights whilst employed by a Union are encouraged to apply.

L&W generally has in mind a full-time position/s, but is open to alternatives.

Working at L&W

L&W’s strong focus on putting clients first makes for fulfilling work.

Current and un-commenced large-scale Fair Work Act litigation involves very interesting work with substantial opportunities for development.

L&W’s relationship with the trade union movement makes working at L&W being part of something bigger, and allows individual clients to pursue matters which would otherwise be beyond their reach.

L&W gives experienced practitioners substantial freedom in the conduct of their practice, within the firm’s practice model. We foster a collegiate working environment.

L&W has flexible working arrangements (including rostered days off and flexibility about where and when work is done), including through an enterprise agreement.

L&W doesn’t have a website or “online presence” – so don’t be surprised when you don’t find one! For many years, through word-of-mouth and relationships L&W has been fortunate enough to receive substantially more requests from potential new clients seeking that L&W act for them than we can accommodate. That has made a website and advertising unnecessary and has allowed solicitors to focus on representing clients rather than trying to attract new ones.

L&W seeks to recruit for reasons including the scale of work required in major Federal Court Fair Work Act litigation on foot and yet to be commenced, to reduce the number of clients seeking our help we refer on to other firms, and to cater to increased demand for assistance from L&W.