The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused NSW Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the New South Wales legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Kingston Reid
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hall & Wilcox
Recommended
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Bartier Perry
Citation Legal
Dentons
DLA Piper
Johnson Winter Slattery
Lander & Rogers
Piper Alderman
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kingston Reid
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hall & Wilcox
King & Wood Mallesons
Recommended
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Bartier Perry
Citation Legal
Holding Redlich
Gilbert + Tobin
Johnson Winter Slattery
Lander & Rogers
Piper Alderman
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
2024 edition published March 2024
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kingston Reid
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Baker McKenzie
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Allens
Bartier Perry
Citation Legal
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Gilbert + Tobin
Johnson Winter Slattery
Piper Alderman
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Workdynamic
2023 edition published March 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kingston Reid
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Bartier Perry
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Gilbert + Tobin
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Piper Alderman
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Swaab
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
2022 edition published February 2022
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Kingston Reid
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Piper Alderman
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
2021 edition published March 2021
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Kingston Reid
Third Tier
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
HFW
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
2020 edition published February 2020
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
HFW
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Workdynamic
2019 edition published February 2019
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
K&L Gates
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
2018 edition published February 2018
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
K&L Gates
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
FCB Workplace Law
Recommended
Allens
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Bartier Perry
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
People & Culture Strategies
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Toomey Pegg
2017 edition published February 2017
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Baker & McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Henry Davis York
K&L Gates
Third Tier
FCB Workplace Law
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
People & Culture Strategies
Recommended
Allens
Bartier Perry
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slatery
King & Wood Mallesons
Lander & Rogers
Watson Mangioni