The Company This is an opportunity to join a leading complementary medicines business with a strong portfolio of health, wellness and nutritional products. Operating in a highly regulated workplace, the organisation is committed to quality, innovation and compliance, delivering trusted products to consumers across domestic and international markets. This is an intial 3 month contract with the potential to extend.

The Role

Reporting to the Corporate Services Director, the Legal Counsel will provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across the business. Acting as a trusted business partner, you will work closely with leaders across multiple functions to support commercial objectives, business growth and effective risk management.

This is a broad role encompassing commercial negotiations, employment and workplace matters, intellectual property, insurance, disputes, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. You will also play a key role in improving legal processes through technology, automation and the responsible use of AI.

Key responsibilities include

- Providing pragmatic legal advice across commercial and operational matters.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
- Supporting business development, commercial negotiations and strategic initiatives.
- Advising on employment,



workplace relations and employee matters.
- Supporting corporate governance and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Delivering legal education and guidance across the business.
- Managing relationships with external legal advisers.

Your Background To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor qualification and admission to practice in Australia.
- At least 5 years' experience in an in-house Legal Counsel role within FMCG, consumer health, consumer goods or a related industry.
- Strong experience partnering with commercial and corporate functions to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
- Proven capability negotiating commercial agreements and managing legal matters independently.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- A pragmatic, proactive and solutions-oriented approach.

What's On Offer

- A broad and highly visible in-house legal role.
- Exposure to executive leadership and key business decisions.
- The opportunity to influence governance, compliance and commercial outcomes.
- A collaborative and growth-oriented culture.
- Potential temporary to permanent opportunity.

If you match the criteria above, please APPLY.

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