About MDC Legal
Australia’s dedicated employment law specialists
MDC Legal offers expert employment law services across WA, nationally, and internationally. Our senior employment lawyers deliver fast, cost-effective solutions for businesses and employees. We specialise in terminations, dismissals, discrimination, workplace culture, HR advice, compliance, workplace investigations, dispute resolution, and more. Recognised by Doyle’s Law Guide as a ‘Leading Employment Law Firm,’ our team brings unique insights from representing both sides of disputes. Our expertise spans large businesses, SMEs, start-ups, and unions, ensuring tailored, strategic solutions for every client.
No surprise billing
At MDC Legal, we prioritise transparency in our billing, with upfront fee estimates, work in progress updates and accountability in itemisation of work charged. Flexible fixed-fee services can be tailored to meet your needs.
Safeguard your interests
Your interests are paramount. We focus on compliance and business protection with robust HR and workplace solutions. While we advocate for efficient dispute resolution and settlement, our battle-ready lawyers are prepared to advance your interests in court when necessary.
Expert compliance guidance
Breaches of employment law can result in costly claims and fines. We specialise in navigating the complexities of the Fair Work Act, state legislation, and industrial awards and agreements. Ensure compliance, enhance workplace practices, and receive the guidance to keep your business on track.
Personalised client engagement
We provide unique solutions. Each client receives personalised attention from our team, ensuring legal strategies are perfectly aligned with individual business goals and challenges.
Proactive risk management
We anticipate potential legal issues and manage them proactively to prevent disruptions and secure your business’s future.
Access to Perth’s best employment lawyers
Direct engagement with our senior lawyers ensures you benefit from top-tier legal expertise at every interaction.
Communication every step of the way
Informed communication is essential. Expect continuous updates and straightforward communication from your dedicated legal team.
Long-term partnership focus
Each client receives personalised attention from our team, ensuring legal strategies are perfectly aligned with individual business goals and challenges.
Who we are
Our team of senior employment lawyers are unique among employment law firms in Perth because, amongst other reasons, they have worked extensively throughout the industry. Our lawyers are experienced across boutique legal practices, national and international law firms, state and federal government, unions and community legal centres.
Our diversity gives us a holistic understanding of business, workplace and employment law issues. We assist businesses and employees with legal resources, support and representation. We represent all clients, from ASX-listed enterprises, and small, medium and large businesses, to not-for-profits and NGOs. We also act for individual employees including professionals, unions, executives and senior employees in the public and private sector. We provide strategic and practical solutions to your unique employment law issues
What we do
We provide expert employment law and workplace relations solutions through high-quality, cost-effective legal services. Our best practice advice and services deliver fast and effective resolutions to disputes and compliance matters.
Employment law presents many challenges for employers and employees. It covers issues such as recruitment, employment contracts, policies and procedures, record keeping, investigations and disciplinary issues, people and culture management and dealing with employee claims. It also involves measures to enforce restraints of trade, protecting your goodwill, intellectual property and confidentiality.
As an essential ingredient to business prosperity, we help businesses to get HR and workplace culture right. We enable individual clients to achieve optimum outcomes in their employment. We are conscious that employment issues can be stressful and are often urgent. We deliver timely, supportive services, strategic advice and successful HR & Employment Law solutions.
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