Junior Employment Associate - Melbourne, Australia At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading. THE OPPORTUNITY Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a global leader in Labour and Employment law headquartered in the United States, with over 900 lawyers worldwide. The firm’s Australian presence includes offices in Melbourne and Sydney, servicing the Australian domestic market nationally and further enhancing Seyfarth’s market leading Asia-Pacific offering. Seyfarth is currently seeking a junior employment associate in its Melbourne office. Working as an agile, lean team means that we need people who fit in our culture, who also have superb legal expertise. Strategically built around the needs of our clients, we focus on high impact advisory and high stakes litigation for leading employers when it matters most through specialised expertise in employment, workplace relations and work health and safety law. If you are looking for something new and would like to continue to develop your expertise in employment, industrial relations and workplace health and safety law, we want to hear from you. YOU HAVE Minimum requirements for the position include: Prior experience in employment and/or industrial relations law - and a passion for the area Admitted in Victoria or New South Wales Excellent academic credentials; strong verbal and written communication skills WHAT WE PROVIDE Seyfarth is Australia’s only dedicated labour, employment and safety provider servicing leading employers as part of a global firm. You will work on a team profiled in the leading international rankings of the legal industry and with partners who are widely regarded as market leaders in their field. The firm provides comprehensive training, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners. We invest in our lawyers to advance in their careers by providing opportunities for substantive client contact as well as significant involvement in matter strategy and management. We are also proud to be an influential leader in inclusion and diversity. MORE ABOUT SEYFARTH All inquiries are confidential so get in touch if you are keen to take the next step in your career. For more information on the firm, please see http://www.seyfarth.com. Legal services provided by our Australian practice are provided by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an Australian partnership.