Senior Legal Counsel

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

Senior Legal Counsel | 6-12 Month Contract

Commercial | Regulatory | Privacy | Executive Stakeholder Engagement
Are you a commercially astute senior lawyer looking for a broad in-house role where you can genuinely influence business outcomes?

Our client is a large national organisation operating within a highly regulated environment and is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its Brisbane-based legal team on an initial 6-12 month contract, with the potential for extension.

Working closely with the General Counsel and senior leadership team, you will act as a trusted adviser across a range of commercial, regulatory and strategic matters. This is an opportunity to step into a visible role where your advice will directly support key business initiatives, risk management and organisational growth.

You will be responsible for:

• Advising on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Providing advice on privacy, compliance and regulatory obligations.
• Supporting employment, dispute resolution and litigation matters.
• Identifying and managing legal and commercial risk across the organisation.
• Working closely with executive stakeholders to deliver practical and commercially focused solutions.
• Managing relationships with external legal providers and regulators.
• Contributing to the ongoing development and enhancement of the legal function.

Senior Legal Counsel | 6-12 Month Contract

Commercial | Regulatory | Privacy | Executive Stakeholder Engagement
Are you a commercially astute senior lawyer looking for a broad in-house role where you can genuinely influence business outcomes?

Our client is a large national organisation operating within a highly regulated environment and is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its Brisbane-based legal team on an initial 6-12 month contract, with the potential for extension.

Working closely with the General Counsel and senior leadership team, you will act as a trusted adviser across a range of commercial, regulatory and strategic matters. This is an opportunity to step into a visible role where your advice will directly support key business initiatives, risk management and organisational growth.

You will be responsible for:

• Advising on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Providing advice on privacy, compliance and regulatory obligations.
• Supporting employment, dispute resolution and litigation matters.
• Identifying and managing legal and commercial risk across the organisation.
• Working closely with executive stakeholders to deliver practical and commercially focused solutions.
• Managing relationships with external legal providers and regulators.
• Contributing to the ongoing development and enhancement of the legal function.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Approximately 6-8+ years' PAE.
• Strong experience across corporate and commercial law.
• Proven capability in contract drafting, negotiation and risk management.
• Experience advising within a regulated industry.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Sound commercial judgement and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively across a business.

Lawyers coming from top-tier, mid-tier or established in-house environments are encouraged to apply.

What's on Offer

• Initial 6-12 month contract with the possibility of extension.
• Broad and interesting mix of commercial, regulatory and corporate work.
• Exposure to senior executive and leadership teams.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Brisbane CBD location.
• Competitive remuneration package.
• Well-resourced and collaborative legal team.