Senior Legal Counsel - Employment and Industrial Relations

About the Company 

As one of Australia’s leading security companies, MSS Security is built on teamwork, respect, and integrity. We provide long-term career paths, stability, and a workplace where your professionalism and dedication are genuinely valued. To find out more visit our website at www.msssecurity.com.au.

MSS Security is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its legal team, providing strategic support across complex workplace, employment and industrial relations matters.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially minded employment and industrial relations lawyer to step into an in-house role. You will partner closely with executive leadership, People & Culture and operational stakeholders to manage litigation, provide practical advice, and support key industrial relations initiatives across the business.

About the Role

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, partnering closely with the business to deliver pragmatic, solutions-focused legal guidance in a fast-paced environment where your work has real operational impact. Your duties will be, and not limited to:

• Managing employment and IR litigation, disputes and Fair Work Commission matters

• Advising on unfair dismissal, general protections, disciplinary and workplace risk matters

• Supporting enterprise agreement negotiations, bargaining strategy and industrial disputes

• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, enterprise agreements, IFAs and workplace policies

• Managing external counsel and supporting litigation strategy

• Advising on regulatory compliance, workplace investigations and union engagement

• Supporting modern slavery and social compliance initiatives across the business

• Contributing to strategic business projects, tenders and acquisitions where required

About You

You are a confident, commercially minded employment and industrial relations lawyer who thrives in complex operational environments, balancing legal risk with practical business outcomes. You will also need

• Significant experience as a qualified lawyer in employment and industrial relations law, ideally gained in a law firm, in-house and/or union environment

• Strong expertise in employment law and industrial relations

• Experience managing Fair Work Commission matters and employment litigation, enterprise agreements, bargaining and industrial disputes

• Strong advocacy, drafting and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice

• Experience engaging with unions and senior stakeholders

• Exposure to modern slavery, workplace investigations, discrimination or WHS matters highly regarded

• Current practising certificate

• Full Australian working rights and willingness to undergo pre-employment checks

How to apply

MSS Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer, valuing the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions of each person We encourage and celebrate diversity.

We are proud to:

• be certified by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency,

• be a partner and supporter of Veterans employment and honoured to have an endorsed INNOVATE Reconciliation Action Plan.

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Thanks for taking the time to consider MSS as a future employer and we look forward to hearing from you.