Jobs
My ads
My job alerts
Sign in
Find a job Career Tips Companies
Find

Employment & workplace relations – senior associate

Perth
KBE Legal Talent
Posted: 13 March
Offer description

With demand for Senior Associate level Employment and Workplace Relations Lawyers at an all-time high we are currently partnering with a top-tier firm to secure a senior lawyer to join their high-performing practice. With a global presence, the firm acts for a diverse client base, including multinationals, ASX-listed companies, and SMEs.

About the role:

Collaborate with industry-leading Partners and a forwarding-thinking team. The role covers a broad spectrum of employment and workplace relations matters.

In this role, you will drive your own case files and engage directly with clients. Your key responsibilities may include:

* Advising on employment contracts, awards and workplace policies.
* Running workplace investigations and implementing outcomes.
* Guiding stakeholders on workplace rights and anti‐discrimination obligations.
* Supporting restructures, outsourcing and change processes.
* Delivering workplace training and overseeing WHS/OH&S compliance.
* Providing strategic industrial relations advice.
* Managing industrial action and workplace disputes.
* Coordinating employment‐related litigation and dispute resolution.

Who we are looking for:

We would like to speak with lawyers with 5-10 years' PAE with strong experience across employment, IR or WHS from a top/mid-tier firm or in-house legal team. The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for ER/IR and a commitment to client service.

If you're returning to the Perth market, or an overseas/interstate lawyer with directly transferable experience, we'd love to hear from you!

What are the benefits?

* Progressive culture: A team that values collaboration and innovation.
* Career growth: Opportunities to work alongside leading Partners and expand your career.
* Flexible arrangements: Open to part-time work for the right candidate.
* Client-focused: Known for delivering top-tier service to established clients.
* Great rewards: Above-market salary and exceptional employee benefits.

For more information on this role or to confidentially discuss the opportunities currently available in the Perth legal market, please contact:

Sam Turton

Consultant

LLB, BCom

m: 0481 714 388

Sam Turton is a lawyer and a consultant at KBE Legal Talent and Lawmee. Sam specialises in placing lawyers in permanent and on-demand roles, from 1 year PAE to Senior Associate/Special Counsel and Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel positions.

***

KBE Legal Talent is a specialist legal recruitment firm, committed to connecting exceptional lawyers with leading law firms and in-house legal teams across Western Australia. With 150+ law firm and company clients, we connect lawyers with the right career opportunities.

Lawmee is Australia's fastest growing legal secondment marketplace. Our purpose-built tech platform allows lawyers to browse all available contracting opportunities with law firms and companies and choose the work you want – when you want it.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Send an application
Create a job alert
Alert activated
Saved
Save
Similar jobs
jobs Perth
jobs Western Australia
Home > Jobs > Employment & Workplace Relations – Senior Associate

About Jobstralia

  • Career Advice
  • Company Reviews

Search for jobs

  • Jobs by job title
  • Jobs by sector
  • Jobs by company
  • Jobs by location

Contact / Partnership

  • Contact
  • Publish your job offers on Jobijoba

Legal notice - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Manage my cookies - Accessibility: Not compliant

© 2026 Jobstralia - All Rights Reserved

Send an application
Create a job alert
Alert activated
Saved
Save