Senior Associate / Special Counsel, Employment & Safety Law

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.
 

About the Role

Dentons’ Employment & Safety practice is a full-service employment practice specialising in providing advice and dispute resolution on matters arising from all aspects of the employment lifecycle for large corporates across multiple industries, and across sectors including education, healthcare, childcare, labour hire, tech, logistics, aged care and educational institutions.

You will be part of a national practice that is defined by an inclusive, supportive, and high performing team environment, led by our Head of Office in Melbourne, Paul O’Halloran, who will mentor and support you. Our diverse team has a common passion to be the best employment law specialists in the industry in this dynamic area of law. We have exemplary client service skills and engage heavily in business development and marketing activities.

This is a social team that works collaboratively and in support of each other. You will have the opportunity to build your personal brand through dedicated business development and media activities as well as building and managing client relationships yourself.

About You

We look forward to connecting with technically astute, ambitious lawyers who have demonstrable experience in employment advisory and employment litigation work, who are pragmatic and innovative thinkers and who are driven to be the best employment law specialists in the industry.

As a senior member of the team, your excellent leadership skills will be critical in the supervision and ongoing training and mentoring of your more junior team members. Experience conducting workplace investigations and preparing complex advices is highly desirable.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
 
We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV and Cover Letter. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.