The 2026 listing of leading Employee and Trade Union-focused West Australian Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the WA legal market whose practice has a strong employee and/or trade union representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Second Tier
MKI Legal
Modern Legal
Third Tier
Fogliani Lawyer
Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Baldwin Legal
Croftbridge
Nicholas Legal
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Fogliani Lawyer
MKI Legal
Third Tier
Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Baldwin Legal
Bennett
Hotchkin Hanly
Modern Legal
Pragma Lawyers
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor
2024 edition published February 2024
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Fogliani Lawyer
MKI Legal
Third Tier
Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Baldwin Legal
Hotchkin Hanly
Modern Legal
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor
2023 edition published February 2023
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Fogliani Lawyer
MKI Legal
Third Tier
Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Croftbridge
DPSK Lawyers
Kennedy Vinciullo
Hotchkin Hanly
Nicholas Legal
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor
2022 edition published February 2022
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Fogliani Lawyer
Third Tier
Kemp & Associates
Recommended
Croftbridge
HLS Legal
Hotchkin Hanly
MKI Legal
Modern Legal
Panetta McGrath
2021 edition published February 2021
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Kemp & Associates
Third Tier
Fogliani.Lawyer
Recommended
APX Law
Heldsinger Legal
Hotchkin Hanly
KRS Workplace Law
2020 edition published February 2020
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Nicholas Legal
Turner Freeman
Third Tier
MKI Legal
Recommended
Heldsinger Legal
HLS Legal
Hotchkin Hanly
KRS Law
2019 edition published February 2019
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Nicholas Legal
Turner Freeman
Third Tier
MKI Legal
Recommended
3D HR Legal
Heldsinger Legal
HLS Legal
Hotchkin Hanly
Slater & Gordon
2018 edition published February 2018
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Slater & Gordon
Third Tier
Nicholas Legal
Turner Freeman
Recommended
HLS Legal
MKI Legal
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor
2017 edition published January 2017
First Tier
MDC Legal
Second Tier
Nicholas Legal
Slater & Gordon
Third Tier
Hazon Advisory
HLS Legal
MKI Legal
Recommended
Fair Work Legal Advice
Steve Heathcote Barrister & Solicitor