The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused South Australian Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the South Australian 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
EMA Legal
Piper Alderman
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Dentons
Fair Work Lawyers
Norman Waterhouse
Sparke Helmore
Snow Legal
Thomson Geer
Third Tier
Mellor Olsson
Wallmans
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
DW Fox Tucker
HWL Ebsworth
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
First Tier
Dentons
EMA Legal
Piper Alderman
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Norman Waterhouse
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Third Tier
Fair Work Lawyers
Snow Legal
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
Cowell Clarke
DW Fox Tucker
HWL Ebsworth
Mellor Olsson
Wallmans
2024 edition published February 2024
First Tier
EMA Legal
Piper Alderman
Second Tier
Dentons
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Norman Waterhouse
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
Cowell Clarke
DW Fox Tucker
Fair Work Lawyers
HWL Ebsworth
Mellor Olsson
Snow Legal
Wallmans
2023 edition published February 2023
First Tier
EMA Legal
Piper Alderman
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Thomson Geer
Third Tier
Dentons
Norman Waterhouse
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
Cowell Clarke
DW Fox Tucker
Fair Work Lawyers
HWL Ebsworth
Finlaysons
Mellor Olsson
Wallmans
2022 edition published February 2022
First Tier
EMA Legal
MinterEllison
Piper Alderman
Second Tier
Norman Waterhouse
Thomson Geer
Third Tier
Dentons
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
DW Fox Tucker
HWL Ebsworth
Finlaysons
Mellor Olsson
Wallmans
2021 edition published February 2021
First Tier
EMA Legal
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Norman Waterhouse
Piper Alderman
Third Tier
Dentons
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
DW Fox Tucker
Finlaysons
Wallmans
2020 edition published February 2020
First Tier
EMA Legal
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Norman Waterhouse
Piper Alderman
Third Tier
Dentons
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
Finlaysons
Lynch Meyer
Sparke Helmore
Wallmans
2019 edition published February 2019
First Tier
EMA Legal
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Norman Waterhouse
Piper Alderman
Third Tier
DW Fox Tucker
Thomson Geer
Recommended
DMAW Lawyers
Finlaysons
Fisher Jeffries
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Wallmans
2018 edition published February 2018
First Tier
EMA Legal
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Norman Waterhouse
Piper Alderman
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
DW Fox Tucker
Finlaysons
Fisher Jeffries
Lynch Meyer
Sparke Helmore
Wallmans
2017 edition published January 2017
First Tier
EMA Legal
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Piper Alderman
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Norman Waterhouse
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Bradbrook Lawyers
DW Fox Tucker
Fisher Jeffries
Lynch Meyer
Sparke Helmore
Wallmans