The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Victorian Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the Victorian 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
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
King & Wood Mallesons
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Gadens
Hall & Wilcox
HMB Lawyers
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
K&L Gates
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
WorkDynamic
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
King & Wood Mallesons
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Gadens
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
WorkDynamic
2024 edition published March 2024
First Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Ashurst
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
WorkDynamic
2023 edition published February 2023
First Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Ashurst
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
Rigby Cooke
Thomson Geer
2022 edition published February 2022
First Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
Rigby Cooke
Thomson Geer
2021 edition published March 2021
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Kingston Reid
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
Rigby Cooke
Sparke Helmore
Thomson Geer
2020 edition published February 2020
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Holding Redlich
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K&L Gates
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Rigby Cooke
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Justitia
KHQ Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
Kingston Reid
Piper Alderman
WorkDyanmic
2019 edition published February 2019
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
K&L Gates
Lander & Rogers
Third Tier
Holding Redlich
MinterEllison
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
KHQ Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Rigby Cooke
Thomson Geer
2018 edition published February 2018
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Third Tier
K&L Gates
Lander & Rogers
Maddocks
Recommended
Allens
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Justitia
K&L Gates
KHQ Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Norton Rose Fulbright
PWC Legal
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
2017 edition published February 2017
First Tier
Ashurst
Herbert Smith Freehills
Seyfarth Shaw
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lander & Rogers
Maddocks
Recommended
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Justitia
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
KCL Law
Johnson Winter & Slattery
McKean Park
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer