- Lead a team on Australia wide projects
- Provide commercially savvy legal advice
- Benefits including additional leave
Lead a team and use your commerciality & legal skills as you take on a key position in a complex business with large projects and a technology focus.
About Our Client
Our client operates a large and complex global business, covering an array of commercial interests with a technology and project focus.
The Role
This Head of Legal role plays a crucial role in our client’s Australian business as part of a broader global team, leading a team of 4 local lawyers to work on Australia wide projects with a technology focus. Taking on the day to day running of the legal team and assisting the Chief Legal Counsel to deliver the legal and commercial strategy and processes, the successful lawyer will be a key member of the team and contribute broadly to the success of the brand and business.
This role offers high-quality legal work on a very broad mix of significant projects, complex contracts, general commercial advice and regulatory and industry specific issues including:
- Taking a lead legal role on key projects, tenders & significant commercial and some construction agreements
- Significant contractual negotiation and trouble-shooting
- Legal and regulatory compliance
- Assisting with risk management
- Providing strategic advice on legal and commercial issues
- Assisting with corporate governance and secretariat advice
The Benefits
Our client is committed to fostering a supportive culture of excellence and an enriched employee experience with a collaborative approach and market leading benefits, including additional annual leave. The legal team is well regarded and supportive, and offers pathways so that you can have the opportunity to develop a long-term, fulfilling career. It offers a rare Adelaide opportunity to undertake sophisticated local work and add value to significant projects as you continue to develop and foster your team.
About you
To be considered for this role you will be a commercially focused and astute senior lawyer, with front end commercial experience gained in a quality in-house team or leading law firm. You will have worked on and led significant negotiations and understand the legal and risk requirements of a complex multi-disciplinary company. In addition to your honed legal skills, you will enjoy dealing with senior executives and supervising lawyers, and be ready to take on a leadership role in a team, with support on offer.
How to apply
To discuss this strictly Adelaide based role in confidence, email your CV to Paul Burgess, Director, via [email protected] or call Paul on 0414 687 629.
This role is exclusive to Burgess Paluch.
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