We currently have a great opportunity for a senior lawyer to join one of our favourite clients on secondment.
You will work with various businesses in a diverse corporate group, advising on a wide range of areas impacting the group's operations.
Your role will be to deliver timely, relevant, and commercial legal advice and services to support the organisation's goals, manage legal risks and educate the wider team on their legal obligations.
Key responsibilities
Provide legal support to various business units and corporate functions including advising on compliance matters and the applicability of various laws
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements
Review material issued by group entities to ensure that exposure to legal liabilities or claims is mitigated and minimised
Identify, escape and provide advice on significant legal risks
Advise on and assist with investigations, incidents and litigation, including dealing with subpoenas, advising on customer complaints, and assisting with complaints from regulators
Use external legal providers in a way that ensures commercial, targeted and cost-effective advice, and monitor their work appropriately
Develop or assist with developing training programmes on issues within Group Legal & Governance's remit
Develop or assist with developing policies and procedures within Group Legal & Governance's remit




Support other members of Group Legal in prioritising work flow from across the Group and providing an overall service across the business
Help build the capacity of non-legal staff to identify and raise legal risks and issues and to comply with Group policies and procedures
Be the primary point of contact for certain business units and Corporate functions, as directed from time to time
Help manage external legal provider costs to budget by assisting the supervising lawyer in monitoring usage and servicing levels, and identify opportunities to optimise external legal spend
About You
We are looking for a 'good egg'. If you are not a good egg, or worse still, you're a bad apple, don't read any further.
Tertiary qualification of LLB or equivalent
Admitted as a solicitor in one or more states in Australia and holding a current practising certificate (restricted or unrestricted)
At least 8-10 years' experience as a corporate/ commercial solicitor with a top tier or mid-tier law firm and in-house experience
High level of attention to detail
A team player
Solid analytical skills
Excellent drafting and negotiating skills
Commercial acumen
Sound verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
Organised and able to effectively manage competing priorities
Proactive and self-motivated
Experience in any of the following practice areas:

📌 Senior Legal Counsel (New South Wales)
🏢 St. Leger Brockman Legal Recruitment + Secondments
📍 New South Wales