Senior Associate - Employment Lawyer (Hybrid)

About the role

EY's Employment Law team advises leading organisations on complex labour and employment law matters across Australia and internationally, supporting clients through workforce transformation, wage compliance reviews, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and other employment law challenges. The firm is seeking an Employment Lawyer with 4-6 years of post-admission experience to support its practice in Oceania. This is a hybrid position based in Melbourne or Sydney, and roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours.

Key responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, strategic employment law advice to internal and external clients (Australia and internationally) on all aspects of the employment relationship, from conduct and performance to workforce flexibility and employment contracts
• Review and interpret legislation and industrial instruments for wage and entitlement compliance projects, using EY's data analytics capability
• Advise on strategic workforce and industrial relations matters, including enterprise agreement strategy, drafting enterprise agreements and conducting BOOT analysis
• Advise on the employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions and restructures, including employment law due diligence
• Advise clients on workplace change and culture issues such as discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment and whistleblowing

Required profile

• Experience in an Australian top-tier, mid-tier or boutique employment law firm or a Big 4 legal practice
• Good understanding and demonstrable knowledge of Australian employment law
• Commercially astute and able to explain the law in practical terms
• Interest in business development and legal technology

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills and world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
• A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience