LEGAL COUNSEL

Lester Blades - Executive Search & Board Advisory; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lester Blades - Executive Search & Board Advisory is assisting a prominent ASX-listed resources sector business in Sydney to appoint a Senior Legal Counsel. The role reports to the CEO and acts as the trusted legal adviser, combining hands‑on practice with strategic leadership.

You will lead commercial and corporate matters, support governance and board processes, and explore how technology and AI can drive efficiencies in legal workflows.

Qualifications

• Admission to practise in Australia with post‑admission experience and exposure to ASX‑listed companies
• In‑house experience in a larger corporate legal team or senior firm experience
• Strong contracting, governance and commercial legal skills

Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO, senior leaders and operational teams with practical, commercially focused advice
• Draft, review and negotiate customer, supplier and procurement contracts
• Support company secretarial matters, including Board meetings, ASX and ASIC compliance and governance
• Identify and manage legal risk across the business
• Manage disputes and claims, and oversee external advisers
• Identify and use technology and AI tools to drive efficiencies in legal and governance work
• Improve contract templates, processes and legal awareness across the business

Skills

Corporate law

Contract negotiation

Governance

Company secretarial

ASX-listed exposure

Education

Australian Legal Qualification

Job description

A pivotal, influential legal role within a high-performing ASX-listed business.

Our client is a successful ASX-listed resources sector business with a strong reputation for specialist products and solutions that deliver real value to customers. It has grown by consistently winning work in competitive markets and building a loyal client base, and it now has exceptional commercial momentum and a platform for further growth.

With an experienced leadership team and a performance-driven culture, it backs its people and moves quickly. It is now seeking a Legal Counsel to help it continue that success, and this is an opportune time to join and contribute to its next phase.

The Opportunity

This is the most senior legal role in the business, with genuine influence. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be the company’s trusted legal adviser, drawing on external advisers as needed while remaining hands‑on. The remit will span commercial, corporate and company secretarial work, offering exceptional variety, and you will see the impact of your advice in how the business operates and grows. There is also real scope to shape how the legal function works: if you have the willingness, desire and aptitude to identify and use technology and AI tools to drive efficiencies, you will be encouraged to put them to work.

Whether you are an in‑house lawyer ready to step into the senior legal seat or a senior lawyer from a top‑tier firm making your first move in‑house, this is an exceptional opportunity to take full ownership of the legal function and broaden your career.

What You’ll Be Doing

Advise the CEO, senior leaders and operational teams with practical, commercially focused advice

Draft, review and negotiate customer, supplier and procurement contracts

Support company secretarial matters, including Board meetings, ASX and ASIC compliance and governance

Identify and manage legal risk across the business

Manage disputes and claims, and oversee external advisers

Identify and use technology and AI tools to drive efficiencies in legal and governance work

Improve contract templates, processes and legal awareness across the business

What You’ll Bring

Admission to practise in Australia, with solid post‑admission experience and relevant exposure to ASX‑listed companies

In‑house experience in a larger corporate legal team, or senior experience in a top‑tier firm and the drive to move in‑house

Broad commercial and corporate legal skills, with strong contracting experience

Company secretarial, governance or listed company experience, and exposure to the resources sector, will be highly regarded

Sound judgement and the ability to give clear, pragmatic advice that keeps the business moving

The confidence to build trusted relationships from operational teams to the CEO and Board

The willingness, desire and aptitude to identify and use technology and AI to drive efficiencies

Candidates’ rights under the Privacy Act will be observed at all times.

Only candidates with valid work rights in Australia can be considered.