The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Queensland Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the Queensland legal market whose practice has 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
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
McCullough Robertson
Seyfarth
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Clifford Gouldson
Cooper Grace Ward
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dentons
HopgoodGanim
HR Law
K&L Gates
Kingston Reid
Macpherson Kelley
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
O’Reilly Workplace Law
Workforce Advisory
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Cooper Grace Ward
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dentons
Holding Redlich
HopgoodGanim
HR Law
K&L Gates
Kingston Reid
Macpherson Kelley
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Seyfarth
Thomson Geer
2024 edition published February 2024
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Recommended
Cooper Grace Ward
Farren McRae
Holding Redlich
HopgoodGanim
HR Law
K&L Gates
Kingston Reid
Macpherson Kelley
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
2023 edition published February 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Carter Newell
Cooper Grace Ward
Devine Legal
Holding Redlich
HopgoodGanim
HR Law
K&L Gates
Kingston Reid
Macpherson Kelley
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
2022 edition published February 2022
First Tier
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Holding Redlich
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Carter Newell
Cooper Grace Ward
Devine Legal
HopgoodGanim
HR Law
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Mills Oakley
O'Reilly Workplace Law
Thomson Geer
2021 edition published February 2021
First Tier
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Ashurst
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Devine Legal
Holding Redlich
HR Law
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
McInnes Wilson
Mills Oakley
Thomson Geer
wilson/ryan/grose
2020 edition published February 2020
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Devine Legal
DWF
HR Law
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
McInnes Wilson
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
wilson/ryan/grose
2019 edition published February 2019
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
Broadley Rees Hogan
ClarkeKann
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Cooper Grace Ward
Devine Legal
HR Law
King & Wood Mallesons
McInnes Wilson
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
2018 edition published February 2018
First Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Herbert Smith Freehills
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
McCullough Robertson
Recommended
ClarkeKann
Cooper Grace Ward
HR Law
King & Wood Mallesons
Mullins Lawyers
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
Workplace Resolve
2017 edition published February 2017
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
McCullough Robertson
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
ClarkeKann
Cooper Grace Ward
HR Law
HWL Ebsworth
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Norton Rose Fulbright
ThomsonGeer
Workplace Resolve