Careers

• Ideal opportunity for someone looking to accelerate their career in People & Development while gaining valuable governance and risk experience
• Develop highly transferable skills across multiple people-focused disciplines
• Learn from experienced professionals in a collaborative environment

About us

HWLE is not your typical law firm. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that in our case, the differences are real. We deliver first class legal advice to our government and commercial clients in every state and territory across Australia. Firm wide, we have over 270 Partners and 1900 people.

The opportunity

Join our team as People & Development Coordinator, in a varied role supporting employee life cycle processes across our People & Development function as well as our people risk and compliance activities. You'll play an important part in delivering a positive employee experience while helping ensure our people processes, training and compliance obligations are effectively managed.

This position suits a highly organised and detail-orientated coordinator who enjoys structured, process-driven work, collaboration across teams and contributing to continuous improvement within a professional services environment.

You'll be part of a team that help to:

• Coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding and staff movements, ensuring accurate documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Assist and participate in clerkship and graduate feedback sessions, including scheduling, tracking feedback, and supporting program engagement.
• Monitor and report on mandatory training and compliance requirements, maintaining accurate records and supporting completion rates across the firm.
• Assist with the administration of compliance action plans, monitor due dates, follow up action owners and escalate risks or overdue items as required
• Coordinate people compliance audit programs, including scheduling, evidence collation, remediation tracking and close‑out documentation
• Prepare regular reporting and dashboards including training completion, audit actions, policy attestations and people safety metrics.
• Assist with the drafting, review, publication and document control of People & Development policies, procedures and guidance materials.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of standard operating procedures, registers and team resources.
• Support People & Development and people risk initiatives, including process improvements, projects and program delivery.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have

• Strong HR administrative, HR coordination or compliance support experience, ideally in a regulated or professional services environment
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and record integrity
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and follow‑ups
• Confidence working with systems and data including HRIS, LMS, Excel trackers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions
• Sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive people information
• Exposure to WHS or people safety compliance (including incident management, training or audit support) is desirable but not essential

What we offer

• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.
• Location: Our offices are located in the heart of the action across Australia - our Sydney office just opened its door at our new and exciting location at 5 Martin Place.
• Culture: Be part of a firm renowned for its friendly and down-to-earth culture and rewarding meritocracy model.
• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market, where your work is recognised nationally.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV via the 'Apply' function. Applicants must have full working rights in Australia and a valid practising certificate to apply. HWLE also strongly encourages applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

HWLE strives to create an inclusive environment where our people want and feel comfortable to bring their entire selves to work. Varied perspectives contribute to our collective success so whatever your background, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. If you have reasonable accessibility requirements that will enable you to participate equitably in our recruitment process, please reach out to Laura Harrison for a confidential discussion.