Australian Legal Services

Australian Legal Services, trading online as Australian Legal Group, provides employment workplace lawyer and advisory services from offices in Sydney CBD, Chatswood and Melbourne CBD, acting for both employers and employees in Fair Work Commission matters.

• Represents clients in Fair Work Commission proceedings, including unfair dismissal claims and responses, general protections disputes, underpayment and workplace entitlements claims, and bullying or harassment applications, with advice on the strict 21-day lodgement limit for unfair dismissal.
• Prepares and reviews employment contracts and contractor agreements, workplace policies and restraint of trade matters, and supports workplace investigations and discrimination complaints.
• Cites more than 30 years of expertise across Australian and Chinese law, with advice delivered in English and Chinese and a dedicated telephone line for enquiries from China.
• Handles enterprise agreement disputes and represents clients through conciliation, mediation and formal Fair Work Commission hearings.

Best for: employers and HR teams facing an unfair dismissal or general protections claim who need bilingual legal representation in Sydney or Melbourne.

Australian Legal Services also acts as an immigration lawyer from its Sydney and Melbourne offices, advising employers and skilled workers in English and Chinese.

• Manages employer sponsored visas across subclasses 482, 186 and 494, including Standard Business Sponsor approval and nomination applications.
• Covers skilled visas (subclasses 189, 190 and 485) alongside partner, student, parent and protection visas, and citizenship applications.
• Assists with visa refusals and cancellations, including tribunal lodgements, responses to section 56 requests and ministerial intervention requests.

Best for: employers seeking sponsor approval or sponsoring overseas workers on subclass 482, 186 or 494 visas.