Employment & Safety Senior Associate
A fantastic opportunity for an Employment & Safety Senior Associate to join our Sydney office.
Posted on: 03/06/2026 Permanent / Full Time
Our workplace relations team provides extensive experience in employment and industrial matters across retail, service, finance, professional services, healthcare, education, construction, engineering and manufacturing, serving clients ranging from small private businesses to large companies.
Key Responsibilities
* Providing clients with legal advice
* Assist in managing matters, ensuring all deadlines are met
* Regularly reviewing applicable case law and legislative changes
* Conducting effective legal research and analysis to produce timely, commercial and legally accurate advice
* Managing a robust workload, including prioritising work and delivering services effectively
* Developing an understanding of client operations and strategy
* Managing prospective client relationships
* Mentoring and developing junior staff
* Continual professional development and managing CLE requirements
Ideal background and skills
* Experience in industrial relations practice and management and enterprise bargaining from a well‐regarded employment and IR practice will be particularly valuable
* Experience in back‐end employment litigation work
* Must have 5+ years' PQE with a background in employment & safety
* Previous exposure to Business Development and a natural ability to build strong client relationships
* Ability to manage client expectations and run matters autonomously
* Interested in establishing a long‐term successful career with Colin Biggers & Paisley
* Ability to relate to people at all levels and effectively work in a team
* A strong focus on turnaround time
* Commercial acumen
* Practical and client focused problem solving skills
* A strong, plain language communication style
Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
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