Ashleigh is a Managing Legal Counsel specialising in employment, industrial relations and work health and safety law. Ashleigh draws on experience across top-tier private practice, ASX-listed companies and large federal government departments to advise organisations on complex workplace and regulatory matters.

Ashleigh is frequently engaged as a trusted adviser to help organisations navigate high-stakes workplace issues – from resolving immediate risks and disputes through to developing strategic approaches that strengthen compliance, governance and organisational culture. Ashleigh works closely with boards, executives and in-house legal and HR teams on matters that intersect employment, safety and industrial relations.

Ashleigh has particular expertise in safety matters, psychosocial risk management, complex employee relations and sexual harassment matters, and Fair Work Commission matters. Ashleigh regularly presents to boards and senior leadership on workplace risk and WHS obligations, and partners with organisations to develop practical strategies that address root causes and deliver sustainable cultural and compliance outcomes.

Ashleigh works across a range of industries, with a particular focus on higher education, building and construction, healthcare and financial services.

Expertise

• Employment and industrial relations law
• Work health and safety strategy, compliance and psychosocial risk management
• Regulatory investigations and incident response
• Complex employee relations and sexual harassment matters
• Fair Work Commission proceedings
• Managing ill and injured workers, including workers’ compensation, fitness for work and return-to-work processes
• Strategic advice to boards, executives and in-house legal and HR teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
• Mental Health First Aid Certificate