Legal Counsel

Woolpert; Melbourne, Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Continuance Insurance

Novated leasing and salary sacrifice

Discounted corporate health insurance

Job summary

Woolpert seeks an experienced Legal Counsel to support operations across the APAC region. The role provides practical guidance on corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and dispute matters, acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

You will manage legal matters across APAC, support compliance with local and international laws, assist with mergers and acquisitions, and ensure commercially sound decisions while navigating diverse jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Broad experience across corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory and dispute matters.
• Working knowledge of data privacy frameworks relevant to APAC operations.
• Ability to manage complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• English fluency; additional APAC languages advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Managing legal matters across APAC and supporting compliance with local, regional and international laws.
• Providing practical advice on corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory and dispute matters.
• Supporting mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and construction agreements, assessing risk and supporting compliance across APAC.
• Working with HR and operational teams on employment agreements, workplace issues, disputes and policies.
• Keeping track of legal and regulatory changes and explaining what they mean for the business.
• Developing and delivering training and awareness activities on legal and compliance topics.
• Working with HR, Finance, Compliance, Operations and other teams to support consistent, commercially sound decisions.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Multijurisdictional awareness

Education

Law degree & admission in Australia

Job description

At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Great Place to Work®!

We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work® for the 10th time! Built on trust, respect, and shared success, our culture makes Woolpert more than a workplace it’s a community.

The opportunity with us as Legal Counsel

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Legal Counsel to support Woolpert’s operations across the APAC region. This role will provide practical legal guidance across corporate, commercial, employment, data privacy, regulatory, and dispute-related matters. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders and cross-functional teams, the successful candidate will help manage legal risk, support compliance, and enable responsible business growth across multiple jurisdictions.

You will be:

• Managing legal matters across APAC and supporting compliance with local, regional and international laws.
• Providing practical advice on corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory and dispute matters.
• Supporting mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and construction agreements, assessing risk and supporting compliance across APAC.
• Working with HR and operational teams on employment agreements, workplace issues, disputes and policies.
• Keeping track of legal and regulatory changes and explaining what they mean for the business.
• Developing and delivering training and awareness activities on legal and compliance topics.
• Working with HR, Finance, Compliance, Operations and other teams to support consistent, commercially sound decisions.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Law degree and admission to practice in at least one Australian jurisdiction.
• 3-5 years of experience of post-qualification legal experience, preferably gained in a multinational organisation, in-house legal team, or law firm.
• Broad experience across corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and dispute-related matters.
• Working knowledge of data privacy and protection frameworks relevant to business operations in APAC.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic and pragmatic approach to legal advice.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in one or more additional languages used in the APAC region is advantageous.
• Experience in architecture, engineering, geospatial, construction, infrastructure, or a related professional services industry is preferred.
• Ability to navigate diverse legal and business environments across APAC.
• Woolpert’s Principal Program gives employees the opportunity to becomecompanystakeholdersand sharein thecompany’sgrowth and success.
• Employees receiveautomatic Salary Continuance Insurance provided byWoolpert.
• Novatedleasing and salary sacrifice optionsare availableto helpemployees make the most oftheirincome.
• Discounted corporate health insurance through Bupa.

We value diversity and inclusion at Woolpert and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples.

As this is a full-time, hybrid role and requires individuals with Full Working Rights in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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