The 2026 listing of South Australian Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars details individuals practising in employment, industrial relations and workplace health & safety matters matters in the South Australian legal market who have been identified as future leading lawyers within the area.
Emma Avey, Piper Alderman
Kaeli Convey, Wearing & Blairs
Celeste Craggs, Wallmans
Sara Pekmez, Fair Work Lawyers
Joshua Schultz, Dentons
Molly Shanahan, Snow Legal
Frances Walsh, EMA Legal
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Celeste Craggs, Wallmans
Kaeli Convey, Wearing & Blairs
Kylie Dunn, DMAW Lawyers
David Hunt, MinterEllison
Annabelle Narayan, Noman Waterhouse
Joshua Schultz, Dentons
Emily Slaytor, Piper Alderman
Ben Smith, Mellor Olsson
2024 edition published February 2024
Emma Avey, Fair Work Lawyers
Megan Bowman, Thomson Geer
Kaeli Convey, Wearing & Blairs
Jessie Murphy-Allen, Finlaysons
Emily Slaytor, Piper Alderman
2023 edition published February 2023
Emma Avey, Fair Work Lawyers
Frances Beer, EMA Legal
Lawrence Ben, Johnston Withers
Kaeli Convey, Wearing & Blairs
Ellen Gordon, Wallmans
Josh Schultz, Dentons
Georgia Sivashankar, Sparke Helmore
Emily Slaytor, Piper Alderman
2022 edition published February 2022
Frances Beer, EMA Legal
Kaeli Convey, Wearing & Blairs
Ellen Gordon, Wallmans
Bridget Nunn, Thomson Geer
Liz O'Keeffe, MinterEllison
Josh Schultz, Dentons
Emily Slaytor, Piper Alderman