This is a fantastic opportunity for a Legal Counsel/ Senior Legal Counsel to embed yourself in a fast-paced business environment where your legal expertise will directly support strategic initiatives, operational excellence and a solid governance culture.

Reporting to the General Counsel, you’ll play a key role in partnering with senior stakeholders and external advisers across a wide variety of corporate and commercial matters.

Key Responsibilities:

- Supporting strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A;), including legal advice and support for M&A; transactions.
- Offering regulatory advice and aiding in the implementation of compliance initiatives.
- Providing company secretarial and corporate governance support.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial contracts that underpin key business operations and partnerships.
- Advising on consumer, privacy, data,



employment and general corporate matters with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
- Managing external legal advisers to secure cost-effective, timely support on specialised matters.

About You:

- Admitted as a lawyer in Australia with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience in corporate or commercial law, ideally gained at a top-tier or mid-tier law firm and/or in-house.
- Solid grounding in contract negotiation and managing diverse commercial matters.
- Experience advising on regulatory, compliance and governance issues.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
- Organised, resilient and comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment.

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📌 Senior Legal Counsel | In-house Corporate & Commercial (City of Sydney)
🏢 Greenfields Executive Recruitment & Search
📍 City of Sydney