Lawyer / Associate - Employment, Safety & People

About the role

Our Employment, Safety and People team have an exciting new opportunity for a Lawyer with approximately 3-5 years' experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large and collaborative team which works across the full spectrum of employment, IR and safety matters. In this role, you will work closely with all Partners in the group on a broad range of matters, including workplace relations, discrimination, general protections claims and employment contracts. You will support clients predominately within the private sector, in conducting due diligence and navigating restructures, compliance obligations and complex workplace issues.

Some of the benefits of joining our valued team include:

• The opportunity to be a part of one of Australia’s largest workplace relations teams, with a widely recognised and award-winning genuine team culture and rapidly expanding practice with exposure to interesting and varied work
• Access to excellent learning, mentoring and development initiatives including a focus on personal development and close working relationships with Partners who are progressive leaders in the field, collaborate to work with each and with their senior lawyers to lead and develop the team
• A team that is genuinely excited about working collaboratively with clients to find solutions in a complex regulatory environment, applying both first rate technical knowledge with practical client-focussed thinking

About you

You will have approximately 3–5 years’ experience in an employment/workplace relations practice. You are a team player dedicated to helping our clients meet their objectives. Furthermore, you will have:

• strong attention to detail;
• excellent analytical and drafting skills;
• excellent communication skills; and
• a passion for employment and workplace relations law.

Why join Maddocks?

Maddocks is simply a great place to do what matters to you. We foster a culture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you will experience:

A diverse and inclusive workplace: We have been named an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workforce Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along with being named a Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace Equality Index's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversity internally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, Maddocks CALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development: Learn and develop through structured learning and development programs at each stage of your career and study support programs.

Community involvement: give back to the communities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono and grants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly: work in a hybrid way with part of your week in the office and support to set up your home office.

Wellbeing & Benefits: access to up to 20 weeks paid parental leave, discounted gym memberships & health insurance, salary continuance insurance, Employee Assistance Program and parents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is a result of our inclusive culture and focus on complex and interesting work.  

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered at this time. 

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