Sophie is a highly experienced employment lawyer who thrives on providing commercially sound advice and strategy for her clients.
With over 15 years’ experience in private practice and varied in-house counsel roles, Sophie has deep expertise across the full range of legal issues that arise in the life cycle of the employment relationship.
“It is deeply rewarding to be a trusted advisor to all my clients. Employment law is a complex landscape to navigate. Risk management, strategic planning and achieving effective change lies at the heart of what we do. Clients seek my advice on sensitive and difficult day-to-day matters as well as achieving broader strategic change.”
Prior to joining Source, Sophie worked as in-house employment law counsel at Healius Limited, Westpac and SBS. Sophie was an employment lawyer in private practice for 8 years. Before this, she was in-house counsel at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Expertise
Sophie has experience advising on all aspects of Employment Law and Employee Relations, with a focus on:
- Performance, conduct and disciplinary issues
- Discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying
- Strategic workforce planning and major workplace change processes
- Board governance and compliance
- Workplace investigations
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts – University of New South Wales
Get to know Sophie
In her spare time, Sophie loves spending time with her family and friends, going to the theatre and the movies, taking spontaneous road trips and testing her limits through hiking.