Senior Legal Counsel

Scentre Group (Owner of Westfield destinations in Aus and NZ); Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Leave

Annual leave

Parental leave

Superannuation

Free parking

Job summary

Scentre Group, a leading owner of Westfield destinations in Australia and New Zealand, seeks an experienced in-house lawyer with 7+ years post admission. You will provide strategic commercial advice, draft a wide range of agreements and work across finance, risk, and corporate teams to support growth and compliance.

In this role you will also handle litigation matters, advise on employment issues, and participate in regulatory consultations while contributing to ongoing business process

Qualifications

• Australian qualified lawyer with 7+ years post admission experience.
• Solid general commercial / corporate experience from top-tier or large mid-tier firms and in-house work.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice across a broad legal portfolio including customer, leasing, development, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and assist across business initiatives.
• Collaborate with finance, corporate affairs, risk and audit functions.
• Manage litigation and disputes, including coordinating with external counsel.
• Advise on employment law and internal HR matters.
• Contribute to government consultations and training to improve compliance.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

Litigation management

Corporate governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Australian law degree (Admitted lawyer)

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join the high-performing legal team in a diverse, interesting and challenging in-house legal role which offers substantial responsibility and opportunity. Our legal team acts as a trusted strategic business partner and delivers practical, commercially focused legal services in support of the Group’s strategy.

Your opportunity

Day-to-day you will be responsible for:

• Providing support and strategic advice to the Group working across a broad and varied legal portfolio including customer and digital, leasing and development, workplace health and safety, design and construction, financial services regulation, managed investment schemes and funds management and compliance, competition and consumer issues and compliance with various other regulatory requirements
• Providing general commercial legal advice on business initiatives and projects including drafting all types of commercial agreements
• Close collaboration with the various corporate functions including finance, corporate affairs, risk and audit.
• Litigation and disputes (with focus on competition and consumer law issues, retail tenancy matters and contractual disputes) including working with external legal counsel to manage settlement outcomes
• Human Resources / employment law - basic advice, policy review and drafting and employee dispute matters
• Review and participation in government consultation on legislative changes including preparation of consultation submissions
• Assist in provision of information and training seminars to ensure legal compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to improve overall business processes
  

What will set you apart from the rest?

You will:

• Be a passionate, dynamic, self-motivated individual who enjoys working in a high performing environment
• Be an Australian qualified lawyer (7+ years post admission experience) with solid general commercial / corporate experience from a combination of a top-tier or large mid-tier firm and in-house experience
• Have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to provide concise, practical legal advice to senior stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Be an experienced drafter who can manage, negotiate and document a variety of contractual arrangements
• Be organised and able to prioritise and deliver on numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure and will be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
  

A level of experience working in or for property or funds management groups or legal practice would be well regarded.

About us

Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.

We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.

With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.

We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.

Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.

We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage. If you require support or adjustments during the application process, please contact us confidentially at [e-mail].

We offer a range of unique benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and lifestyle, including five days paid Life Leave on top of your four weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time), 18 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave for primary carers, with no qualifying period and super paid for the duration of the leave period and free parking at your local Westfield destination.

Discover more about working with us.

Applications close: Friday 16 th October (unless filled prior).