Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury law firm every member of our team shares our passion for our clients, making their tomorrow start today.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, and various learning and professional development opportunities.

What are we looking for?

The lawyers in our Industrial and Employment practice assist unions and individual clients in all workplace-related disputes.  We provide advice and representation in disciplinary processes, termination disputes, underpayment claims, bullying and harassment and discrimination complaints and other employment-related claims in all Australia jurisdictions.  We also assist clients in the negotiation of employment contracts and employment separation agreements.

If you have experience in, and a passion for industrial relations and employment law, then this could be exactly what you are looking for.

This role will have you working with likeminded lawyers based in Sydney, and liaising with the wider Slater and Gordon Industrial and Employment law team across the country.

Key to your success in this position will be a previous knowledge of industrial relations and/or employment law, together with a proactive, passionate and results driven nature.

A typical day will have you responsible for the following:

Clients:

• Liaise with clients to seek instructions and understand issues
• Manage expectations independently; seeking guidance where appropriate
• Conduct and manage new client enquiries
• Maintain regular and open communication with clients

Working with others:

• Liaise with other senior lawyers, counsel and external experts as required to clarify and resolve complex legal issues
• Work in collaboration with team members to service union and individual clients

Day to day:

• Produce quality letters of advice, in a timely manner
• Correspond on behalf of clients in writing and by phone
• Draft court documents when required
• Conduct file reviews to identify any key issues

What will you bring?

Ideally, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• 3-5+ years Post Admission Experience
• Previous experience and a passion for industrial relations and employment law
• A personal understanding of and affinity for the trade union movement
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise empathy and compassion to clients
• Experience in running files end to end
• Ability to exercise judgement and resolve problems quickly

What next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon by clicking Apply Now. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.