Senior In-House Counsel - Hybrid, 6-12 Month Contract

Empire Group; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Brisbane CBD location

Job summary

Empire Group is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel in Brisbane for a 6- to 12-month contract. Join a large, regulated national organisation and work with the General Counsel and senior leadership on commercial, regulatory and strategic matters that directly influence business outcomes.

You will advise on a wide range of commercial and corporate issues, draft and negotiate complex agreements, and support privacy, compliance, employment and dispute matters while managing risk and advising executive

Qualifications

• Approximately 6–8+ years' post-admission experience.
• Experience across corporate and commercial law.
• Proven ability to draft, review and negotiate complex agreements.
• Experience advising within a regulated industry.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing senior decision-makers.
• Sound commercial judgement with pragmatic problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Provide advice on privacy, compliance and regulatory obligations.
• Support employment, dispute resolution and litigation matters.
• Identify and manage legal and commercial risk across the organisation.
• Collaborate with executive stakeholders to deliver practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Manage relationships with external legal providers and regulators.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the legal function.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Autonomous working

Education

Law degree

Job description

Empire Group is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel in Brisbane for a 6- to 12-month contract. Join a large, regulated national organisation and work with the General Counsel and senior leadership on commercial, regulatory and strategic matters that directly influence business outcomes.

You will advise on a wide range of commercial and corporate issues, draft and negotiate complex agreements, and support privacy, compliance, employment and dispute matters while managing risk and advising executive