Associate - Employment Lawyer

Associate – Employment Lawyer

The opportunity

The EY Employment Law team advises leading organisations on complex labour and employment law matters across Australia and internationally. We support clients through workforce transformation, wage compliance reviews, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and other employment law challenges. To support our practice in Oceania, we are seeking an Employment Lawyer with 1-3 years post admission experience.

This role presents an outstanding opportunity to build deep expertise in workforce advisory work including compliance. You will work directly with clients and partners, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across EY and leverage innovative legal technology and AI-enabled solutions to help deliver market-leading outcomes.

This is a hybrid position based in Naarm – Melbourne or Warrang – Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

Working within a highly collaborative Employment Law team, you will support clients on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters while developing your employment law expertise.

• Reviewing and interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation as part of wage and entitlement compliance projects.
• Assisting with employment law and industrial relations advice across a range of workplace issues, including workforce flexibility, workplace change and employment obligations.
• Supporting enterprise bargaining projects, including enterprise agreement strategy, drafting EAs and BOOT analysis.
• Assisting on employment law aspects of business restructures, transactions, workforce transformation projects and employment-related due diligence activities.

Skills and attributes for success

• 1-3 years’ PQE in employment law.
• A can do attitude.
• Experience interpreting modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace legislation.
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in technically complex compliance work.
• An interest in legal technology, data-enabled solutions and innovative approaches to legal service delivery.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits    
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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