Omnicom Oceania is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join the Melbourne team. Prior experience and Qualifications required to succeed in this role
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Experience:
At least 5 years’ experience as a legal counsel either in a law firm or in an in house corporate environment
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Education:
Tertiary qualifications in Law
• Admission: Current Practising Certificate (or entitled to a Practicing Certificate) in an Australian state
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Skills:
• Proven track record in working with senior leadership teams in delivering across your portfolio including building trust and relationships effortlessly across all levels of an organisation
• Strong written and analytical skills including reviewing documents and the proven ability to deliver high quality, commercial and timely legal advice
• Experience in project management and implementing projects, including continuous and detailed reporting to stakeholders
• Self-initiative and a demonstrated high attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and legal research tools
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• Thrive on managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, and on developing strong relationships with all employees across Omnicom Oceania Pty Ltd Reporting Structure
• You will report to the General Counsel Omnicom Oceania Pty Ltd located in Sydney, NSW, Australia Location
• Located at Omnicom Oceania’s offices in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Scope
• Entire Omnicom Oceania business (Omnicom Advertising and Omnicom Media) across Australia and New Zealand Summary of Position & Core Responsibilities
• Contract Management
- draft, review and negotiate commercial legal agreements across the Omnicom Oceania business
• Advisory
- provide timely, accurate and commercially pragmatic legal advice to all aspects of the Omnicom Oceania business
• Governance and Compliance – together with the General Counsel, identify and develop legal risks, build compliance programmes and ensure the wider Omnicom Oceania business operates within agreed templates and legal processes
• Data Privacy and governance – develop expertise in this area of the law including security, data handling and general privacy knowledge to facilitate business decisions and respond to client and vendor queries
• Maintain and organize legal records and databases
• Provide support to the General Counsel as needed
• Assist in the preparation of briefs, contracts, and other legal documents
• Work on OO Projects, with a special emphasis on data and privacy related deliverables Key Deliverables You are required to focus on the following areas of competency:
• Prioritising legal advice and continuous education
• Draft legal documents with a commercial view and pragmatic approach
• Confidently provide legal advice (formal and ad hoc) across the entire Omnicom Oceania business to all levels move the group
• Manage projects including data collection and privacy and develop a solid interest in this area so as to be able to advise Omnicom Oceania groups without reference to the General Counsel
• Work with the General Counsel, Omnicom Security and data teams and the Finance team on document preparation, collation and management, including client agreements, templates and reporting (eg: government authorities)
• Show an appetite for alterative legal advice models Values High commitment to ethics and fairness Personal growth Invest time in personal development
• Ensure you live Omnicom Oceania and respective Brand values
• Diarise regular growth plan catch ups with the General Counsel
• Attend all relevant Learning & Development sessions
• Keep up to date on current legal, data & privacy issues
• Make a contribution to Omnicom Oceania beyond those listed in this Position Description
• Attend Brand Health and Wellbeing sessions