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    Employment Lawyers - Melbourne, Australia - Ablethorpe Recruitment

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    • Multiple roles on offer across varying levels
    • In-house, boutique, mid tier and top tier firms all looking
    • Top quality work | Leading Employment Partners

    The Roles

    • In-house role at a major Australian corporate. Working with other lawyers advise across workplace investigations and other general employment matters. Role will suit candidates between K. Full PD available on request
    • Top Tier client – Band 1 employment team looking for a Work Health and Safety ("WHS") lawyer with 2-5 years PQE to work across the full spectrum of WHS issues, including working with clients and internal cross-practice group referrals on all areas of commercial drafting, regulatory compliance, training, advisory work, incident response and WHS focused litigation.
    • Mid Tier client – Large employment team with Doyles Guide and Chambers ranked Partners looking for a Senior Associate Employment Lawyer to work across the full spectrum of employment matters including industrial relations, enterprise agreements, termination of employment, employment contracts, anti-discrimination and occupational health and safety
    • Mid-tier client – Looking for two employment lawyers with 4 PQE experience to work with expert Partners across enterprise agreement bargaining strategy and execution, employment disputes, restructuring and redundancies as well as IR and union matters, equal opportunity and occupational health and safety law.
    • Senior Associate/Special Counsel role at leading mid tier across the full range of employment issues including IR, enterprise agreements, termination of employment, employment contracts and anti-discrimination
    • Practice Group Head at a Boutique client – broad role involving consultancy elements advising on all aspects of employment law including contracts, agreements and policies, collective employee issues, employment litigation, termination, management of discrimination, adverse action and unfair dismissal claims, enforcement of non-competition agreements, OHS and tailored training to equip HR and other managers. Suitable for employment lawyers with 5 years PQE up to 15

    We can provide further details on each role and associated PD's. If you're interested in having a confidential discussion please don't hesitate to contact us on the number below.

    To Apply

    Please apply online using the links in this advertisement.

    You can also call Karen Caroe, Stuart Ablethorpe or JockCampbell via our reception team on

    All discussions will be in strict confidence and your CV and details will not be passed to any third party or prospective employer until instructed by you.

    You can also send your CV direct to or

    All discussions will be in strict confidence and your CV details will not be passed to any third party or prospective employer until instructed by you.

    About Us

    Ablethorpe Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment agency operating in Australia and internationally

    Our team have been awarded Best Agency (Legal) VIC and Best Legal Recruiter (Stuart Ablethorpe) VIC 2022 in both the 2022 and 2023 Sourcr Awards

    Want More?

    For the best specialist advice in positioning your legal career whether that be getting the right experience to progress to Senior Associate, Partner or General Counsel, obtaining your next in-house legal counsel or private practice role, or simply maximising your review, contact our consultants for a confidential discussion

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