About the job

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Legal Counsel/ Senior Legal Counsel to embed yourself in a fast-paced business environment where your legal expertise will directly support strategic initiatives, operational excellence and a strong governance culture.

Reporting to the General Counsel, you’ll play a key role in partnering with senior stakeholders and external advisers across a wide variety of corporate and commercial matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including legal advice and support for M&A transactions.
• Offering regulatory advice and aiding in the implementation of compliance initiatives.
• Providing company secretarial and corporate governance support.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial contracts that underpin key business operations and partnerships.
• Advising on consumer, privacy, data, employment and general corporate matters with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Managing external legal advisers to secure cost-effective, timely support on specialised matters.

About You:

• Admitted as a lawyer in Australia with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience in corporate or commercial law, ideally gained at a top-tier or mid-tier law firm and/or in-house.
• Solid grounding in contract negotiation and managing diverse commercial matters.
• Experience advising on regulatory, compliance and governance issues.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Organised, resilient and comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment.

Greenfields Overview:

As one of Sydney’s most trusted Executive Search & Selection firms, we are regularly engaged on new in-house opportunities across a broad range of organisations. We welcome confidential conversations with lawyers who may be considering their next career move, whether immediately or longer term.

Please send your resume in confidence to Zoe Anderson at zoea@greenfieldssearch.com.au

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