Employment Lawyer | 2-4 PQE | Brisbane CBD. Join a boutique corporate and commercial law firm with a strong employment law practice, acting primarily for employees while also advising employer clients on compliance, restructure and employment risk.

Salary and Features of this Position:

This is a role for an employment lawyer who wants responsibility without being left on their own. You will get meaningful matter carriage, direct mentoring from a senior employment lawyer, and a practice that values quality of advice over high-volume churn.

• Competitive $105,000–$135,000 package
• Direct access to a senior practitioner who takes mentoring seriously
• Genuine client contact and responsibility from the outset
• Small team, high trust and real professional development
• Brisbane CBD location

The Firm:
  
Our client is a boutique corporate and commercial law firm based in Brisbane CBD with offices across multiple Australian states. The employment law team acts for a diverse client base spanning individual professionals, executives, and corporate clients across a wide range of industries. The practice is known for its technical quality, its depth of Fair Work Act expertise, and a genuinely collaborative team culture.

About the role

You will report directly to a senior employment lawyer and work across a broad mix of employee-side and employer-side employment law matters, with the primary focus on employee-side work.

• Unfair dismissal applications before the Fair Work Commission
• General protections claims under Part 3-1 of the Fair Work Act
• Discrimination and harassment complaints in federal and state jurisdictions
• Breach of contract and wrongful dismissal advice
• Redundancy entitlements and separation negotiations
• Advice on enterprise agreements and individual flexibility arrangements
• Employment contract drafting and review
• Workplace investigation advice and report review
• Enterprise bargaining strategy and process advice
• Fair Work Act and National Employment Standards compliance advice
• Managing unfair dismissal and general protections responses

What you'll bring

• 2-4 years PQE in employment law, workplace relations or industrial law
• Employee-side experience preferred
• Dual employee/employer experience strongly valued
• Working knowledge of the Fair Work Commission process and Fair Work Act framework
• Experience running unfair dismissal or general protections matters, or significant supervised exposure
• Strong drafting and written communication skills
• Empathy, professionalism and sound client relationship skills
• Queensland admission or eligibility for admission

To apply or for a confidential conversation, contact Karl Stanley at Gorilla Jobs: E: karl@gorillajobs.com.au | M: 0468 713 572 All enquiries are treated as strictly confidential.