Jennifer is widely regarded as an outstanding employment lawyer and a leader in her field. Clients seek her out for her strategic experience in resolving complex employment and industrial relations matters. An accredited employment and industrial relations specialist, she is known for partnering closely with clients and offering tailored advice that empowers them to navigate difficult workplace challenges with confidence and compliance.
Experience
Recognised by her peers as one of Australia’s best employment lawyers, Jennifer’s work has consistently earned accolades and industry recognition for her commitment to achieving the best outcomes for her clients. She has over two decades of experience, advising both public and private sector clients across the full spectrum of workplace relations, employment, and safety law. Jennifer’s extensive work with government agencies and statutory authorities at all levels has given her a deep understanding of the unique demands of the public sector. She also has extensive experience advising all levels of private clients from advice to Boards and CEOs to advice on policy, strategy, and dispute resolution. Jennifer's particular areas of expertise include:
- investigations
- complex employment, discrimination and industrial litigation
- enterprise agreements and industrial relations strategy
- work health and safety
- strategic consulting on the management of complex employment matters
- board and senior executive advice on employment matters.
Career highlights
Jennifer's career highlights include:
- acting for public sector clients, tertiary institutions and private sector employers on managing complex employment and human resources challenges
- managing serious and complex workplace investigations across multiple sectors, including advice on trauma informed and best practice approaches to preserving evidence, interviewing witnesses, and delivering pragmatic outcomes
- advising on the drafting, negotiation, and implementation of enterprise agreements for both public and private clients, ensuring compliance with good faith bargaining obligations and regulatory frameworks
- managing complex and high volume employment litigation in all jurisdictions including general protections, discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of contract claims
- formulating industrial relations strategies for negotiations, dispute resolution, and litigation before various courts and tribunals
- providing work health and safety advice, including developing risk management plans, supporting compliance investigations, and managing workplace incidents
- advising a range of federal government agencies on employment and industrial relations matters, including complex issues under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth).