About us

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia's leading law firms with over 650 staff nationally. We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle and Perth and have an unrivalled reputation in our market. Lawyers Weekly recognised us as one of the 25 most attractive firms to work in Australia. We are recognized leaders in field of the law and over the last decade, the firm has tripled in size to support the growth of our Australian and international clients.

We are passionate about what we do and want you to be too. We offer, and highly value our collegiate and supportive workplace culture. We also provide excellent opportunities to further your personal and professional development, along with a range of staff wellbeing initiatives.

We pride ourselves on the diversity and loyalty of our client base, enjoying close, trusted and long-standing relationships. Clients rely on our highly specialist expertise and commerciality, and they value our distinctive, friendly and approachable corporate culture. Our clients include an enviable range of prominent insurers, all levels of government and private clients

About the role

An interesting, varied and rewarding People & Development role exists in our Melbourne office. The role will report directly to the Melbourne Managing Partner, working alongside an experienced People & Development professional and sits within our Melbourne Corporate Services team consisting of 10 people.

Our People & Development team works with Partners, People Managers and employees to create a positive experience across:

• Talent acquisition, resourcing, and workload management
• Performance, promotions and career planning
• Learning & development and pathway programs
• Annual performance cycle and remuneration reviews
• Employee relations and policy
• Culture, diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and hybrid working.

Some of the responsibilities of this role includes:

• Proactive resource management of support staff, paralegals and law graduates
• Management of activities to maintain a pipeline of talent through a number of Early Careers Programs (separate programs in relation to trainee legal secretaries, paralegals, law graduates and work experience placements)
• Management of employee groups and programs (Senior Professionals Network, Emerging Lawyers Network, Women’s Network, Legal Secretarial Forum and Mentoring Program)
• Onboarding and orientation of new starters
• Involvement in the management of probation and annual performance reviews for specific client groups
• Designing and deploying solutions to resolve workflow and resourcing issues
• Managing employee relations cases
• Identifying and proactively managing and escalating people risks
• Health, safety & wellbeing championing and compliance
• Diversity championing & awareness (Indigenous, Parents & Carers, LGBTIAQ+, Accessibility & Disability)
• Developing and delivering people initiatives and practices to enhance our positive culture, drive employee engagement, retention and talent development, in accordance with our diversity, inclusion and wellbeing policies and practices
• Supporting operational improvement initiatives and projects.

This is a part-time position with flexibility on preferred days of work. We understand work is what you do and not necessarily where you go. This position allows flexibility to work from home, in a hybrid role.

About you

We are looking for someone who is available to work two to three days each week. You may be returning to the workforce following parental leave or an extended leave of absence and seeking a part-time position that is rewarding, yet manageable. Perhaps you relish work/life balance and are looking to secure a part-time position to allow you to study, or enjoy personal hobbies, interests and pursuits.

We are looking for someone pragmatic, proactive, with good sense of humour and who doesn’t take themselves too seriously yet is professional and understands there are times when one needs to be serious.

You will value a varied and fulfilling role, within a team that is results driven, and enjoys having fun along the way.

You will have a relevant qualification in Human Resources and have previous industry experience at an advisor level. You may also be at a Coordinator or Assistant level and ready to take the next step to a more satisfying and challenging role.

You will have a keen interest in developing and honing your Human Resources skills in a collegiate environment. You will be passionate, enthusiastic and value the importance of providing exceptional customer service to key stakeholders. If you are results driven, detail focused, have strong oral and written communication skills and a thirst to learn, grow and evolve, we want to talk to you.

Apply now

We are committed to fostering a flexible, inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences and we welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to this position. We encourage our employees to bring their true and authentic self to the workplace. If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter, CV and academic transcript.

Moray & Agnew encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. In the spirit of reconciliation, Moray & Agnew acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

If you require any accessibility adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.

Further information

Contact Tim Wood on 03 8399 6144 to have a confidential discussion about this position.

We prefer to connect with people directly. Submissions from recruitment agencies will not be accepted without prior approval and briefing. All candidates must be submitted through our online recruitment portal to be valid.