Job Description

A broad, commercially focused in-house legal role where you'll partner with the business, influence key decisions and own the legal function in a stand-alone capacity.

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Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll be the trusted legal advisor across the organisation, providing pragmatic commercial advice while partnering with leaders to help drive business outcomes.

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You'll enjoy the variety that comes with supporting a growing Australian business - one day negotiating strategic commercial agreements, the next working alongside engineers to protect intellectual property, managing property matters, or advising on emerging legal and compliance issues.

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This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the business, values autonomy, and thrives in a hands-on environment where no two days are the same.

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This is a full-time role, with part-time arrangements considered for the right candidate.

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The Role

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As the company's sole in-house legal professional, you'll take ownership of a diverse legal portfolio, including:

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- Providing commercially focused legal advice across all areas of the business.
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- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts.
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- Managing disputes, claims and legal risk in conjunction with key stakeholders.
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- Protecting and managing the company's intellectual property portfolio, working closely with engineering and product development teams.
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- Overseeing property matters including leases, acquisitions, fit-outs and construction contracts.
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- Supporting company secretarial and corporate governance activities, including oversight of international compliance requirements.
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- Developing and maintaining legal templates, policies and compliance frameworks.
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- Partnering with external law firms on litigation, patents and specialist legal matters.
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- Supporting sustainability reporting initiatives, including implementation of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 disclosure requirements.
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About You

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- Experience across commercial contracts, corporate and general commercial law.
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- Strong drafting, negotiation and legal advisory skills.
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- The confidence to operate autonomously and manage a varied legal workload.
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- A practical, solutions-focused approach with sound commercial judgement.
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- A proactive approach to see where you could add value in a diverse and growing organisation with an international footprint.
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- Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships and be a sounding board across the business.
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- The flexibility to move comfortably between strategic legal issues and happy tackling day-to-day operational matters.
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- Solid organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
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What's on Offer

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- Lead the legal function in a trusted stand-alone role for an ASX organisation.
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- Broad exposure across commercial, intellectual property, property, governance and compliance matters.
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- Direct access to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence business decisions.
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- Join a market-leading Australian engineering and manufacturing company with an expanding global footprint offering an opportunity to gain exposure to international operations.
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- A collaborative culture where legal is viewed as a genuine business partner.
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- Full-time position, with part-time arrangements considered for the right candidate.
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- Based at the company's Melbourne Eastern Suburbs head office, with an on-site, collaborative working environment.
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📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Williamstown)
🏢 Orchard HRO
📍 Williamstown