Shana Schreier-Joffe has over 20 years’ experience as a leading employment and industrial lawyer and has acted on some of Australia’s landmark cases.
She began her career as a barrister in South Africa. She has a Masters in Law from Cambridge University, and prior to Keypoint Law, was Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Harmers Workplace Lawyers.
Shana has extensive experience providing legal and strategic advice to employers of all sizes across various industries as well as private clients. Shana is particularly skilled in strategic negotiations, interpreting industrial instruments and contracts, advocacy and litigation. She has been involved in a number of high-profile litigation matters including post-employment restraints, work health and safety prosecutions and prominent discrimination proceedings.
In 2019, Shana was named a finalist in the Women in Law Awards for the category of ‘Partner of the Year – SME’ and has been named a Leading Employment Lawyer in the prestigious Doyles Guide. Her team was also recognised as a finalist in the Australian Law Awards for the category of Workplace Relations and Employment Law Team of the Year in 2020.
Shana is a frequent guest speaker at many industry functions and legal seminars and presents workplace training to clients on all aspects of employment and workplace law.
Expertise
- Employment litigation and advocacy including unfair dismissal, general protection claims
- Restraint of trade matters
- Breach of contract
- Contract drafting, including employment contracts, executive service agreements, independent contractor agreements, policy drafting and review
- Human rights and equal opportunity law, including discrimination, harassment, victimisation and bullying
- Work Health and Safety law, including advice, WHS audits and policy review
- Workplace investigations
- Enterprise agreement drafting, negotiation and implementation and good faith bargaining
- Change management and redundancy
- Termination advice
- Training in all aspects of employment law and practice
Experience
- Lead lawyer for leading case recognising discrimination on the basis of family responsibilities and pregnancy
- Lead lawyer on class action claim by employees of failed Allco Group of Companies
- Lead lawyer in restraint of trade claim in the Financial Sector
- Negotiated and implemented key workplace change program for publicly listed entity
- Negotiated and implemented enterprise agreements for large corporate clients
- Successfully represented large corporate client in significant dispute with union
- Negotiated an exit package for CEO of one of Australia’s largest retailers
- Held the position of Managing Partner and then CEO of Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Recognition
- Listed in Australasian Legal 500 for 2012
- Listed as person to watch by ALB Magazine in 2010
Career
| 2016 | Keypoint Law | Consulting Principal |
| 2014 – 2016 | Sasphire Legal | Managing Principal |
| 2009 – 2016 | Harmers Workplace Lawyers | CEO and Managing Partner |
| 2007 – 2009 | PwC Legal | Senior Manager |
| 2005 – 2007 | Andersen Legal | Manager |
| 2003 – 2005 | Holman Webb Lawyers | Solicitor |
| 2001 – 2003 | Freehills | Solicitor |
| 1993 | Johannesburg Bar (South Africa) | Advocate |