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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

We have a rare opportunity for an emerging Human Resources professional to join our People & Performance team.  This role has a focus on leading and co-ordinating local early career programs within the context of the national strategy, and providing pragmatic advice and solutions to people leaders in legal and business services groups.

While professional services experience would be an advantage, a pragmatic approach to people leadership and a focus on the experience of our people will help you succeed in this role.  Our firm values excellence, collaboration, commitment and respect in the way we work.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage local early career initiatives and programs, including clerkship and graduate recruitment and delivery of the graduate development program;
• Provide fit-for-purpose advice and solutions to people leaders and employees in legal and business services groups;
• Coach people leaders on effective people leadership and management practices;
• Anticipate and support change across the business, be involved in projects and lead business improvement initiatives.

Required skills and personal attributes

• Knowledge and application of the workplace regulatory framework, contemporary people practices and strategies that support business success;
• Demonstrated experience (ideally) within a professional services or white collar environment;
• Empathy, curiosity, problem solving, judgement and confidence to bring forward suggestions for improvement;
• Excellent personal presentation and organisational skills, effective administrative ability.

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total).
• Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months).
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Nicole St John on +61 2 9210 6564 for a confidential discussion.

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