Nick Stevens
Nick Stevens
Employment Lawyer – LLB (UTS), LLM (Lon) in Labour Laws with Merit
About
Nick Stevens is the founder and Director of Stevens & Associates Lawyers, which he established in August 2004. He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1993, as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 1994, and as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia in 1998, bringing over thirty years’ experience advising employers and employees across all areas of industrial relations and employment law.
Nick provides high quality, reliable and professional legal advice, with particular strength in industrial disputes and the negotiation of enterprise agreements, having successfully represented many large organisations in this space. He takes a commercially astute approach to employment litigation and workplace disputes, with experience spanning health, transport, manufacturing, retail, wholesale and charitable organisations.
Areas of Expertise
- Industrial disputes and enterprise agreement negotiation
- Employment litigation
- Executive and employee terminations
- Workplace change management
- Executive employment contracts
- Workplace policies and procedures
- Unfair dismissal and unlawful termination
- General protections (adverse action) applications
- Breach of contract
- Competition and consumer law claims (formerly Trade Practices claims)
- Bullying, discrimination and harassment
Qualifications
- LLB, University of Technology Sydney (1989 to 1992)
- LLM in Labour Laws, with Merit, University of London (1993 to 1994)
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, August 1993
- Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales, July 1994
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, June 1998
Accreditations
- Harvard Business School, Executive Leadership Programme, Certificate Diploma, Leading Professional Service Firms
Awards and Recognition
- 5-Star Employment Lawyers Award (2021)
- Recommended, Doyle’s Guide (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Stevens & Associates Lawyers named a Fast Firm in Australasian Lawyer’s 2023 list of Australia’s fastest-growing law firms, recognising the firm’s growth in client matters and expansion of practice under Nick’s leadership
Memberships and Appointments
- Law Society of NSW
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW
- Australian Labour Law Association
- Chair and Director, Hearts in Rugby Foundation (April 2007 to present)
- Director, Advisory Board, Australian Rugby Foundation (April 2015 to May 2019)
Pro Bono & Community
- Volunteer Lifesaver, Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1989 to 1998)
- Masters Rower, Red October VIII Crew (2022 to present)
"Thanks very much to you and your team for your very professional assistance during the year, which enabled us to achieve some very good outcomes."
– A client in the Cash in Transit Industry.
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