Legal Counsel
Global business with strong growth | Specialist employee relations / employment law role | Part of a large legal group | Salary up to ~$160k + bonus
- Global business with a large Australian footprint
- Specialist ER/Employment role with litigation exposure
- Up to ~$160k + bonus (~$20k)
The company:
This global business is a leader in its sector with a significant Australian presence. With continued growth and a focus on people and culture, the organisation is investing in its ER/IR capability to ensure best practice across the group. This is a great opportunity to bring your employment law expertise into a highly commercial environment, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
About the role:
Reporting to the Head of ER & Safety, Legal Counsel, you will be the subject matter expert for employee relations across the group. Your role will see you:
- advising on complex ER matters including performance management, workplace investigations, disciplinary matters, redundancies etc;
- representing the group in employment litigation, including appearing before courts / tribunals;
- supporting and coaching the business to identify/mitigate ER risks;
- reviewing, maintaining and developing systems of work;
- monitoring case law, legislation and trends to promote a proactive ER approach.
Skills/Experience:
To be considered for this role you will have:
- at least 4 years’ PAE as an employment lawyer with an unrestricted practising certificate;
- strong knowledge of employment-related legislation and ER best practice;
- advocacy experience in courts and tribunals;
- a highly commercial approach; and
- the ability to work autonomously while partnering effectively with HR and business leaders.
Benefits:
On offer is:
- salary up to ~$160k + bonus (~$20k);
- a large, established and highly valued legal function in Australia and globally;
- exposure to complex and varied ER matters with litigation experience;
- the opportunity to influence ER strategy and practices in a large, global business.
Apply now:
Click APPLY or contact Peter Liaw at Peppercorn Recruitment on 0422 805 803 or email peter@peppercornrecruitment.com.au, quoting reference number 3967035. Please submit your resume in Word format only.
Peppercorn Recruitment has been exclusively retained to recruit this role. All third-party applications will be forwarded to Peppercorn Recruitment for consideration in the process.