- Enjoy flexibility that works for you, with the opportunity to explore 1-2 WFH days, flexible start/finish times, 9-day fortnights, compressed hours, or part-time because we recognise that great people can make a meaningful difference in ways that work for them.
- Make an impact beyond the legal profession by applying your expertise to complex, meaningful matters that influence organisational decisions and support over 50,000 South Australians each year.
- Be valued for your expertise and judgement as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, with the autonomy to influence decisions and contribute to a cooperative, purpose-driven organisation.
- Enjoy a competitive senior remuneration package, generous salary packaging benefits and the opportunity to make your income go further while doing work that matters.

So many lives. So many ways. One you.

Ready for a senior legal role where your expertise, judgement and influence truly matter?

As Senior Legal Counsel, you'll have the autonomy to lead significant legal matters, work directly with senior leaders and provide strategic advice across employment and industrial relations, commercial matters, property and disputes.

You'll be trusted to influence decisions, navigate important legal challenges and contribute to outcomes that extend well beyond the legal function.

50,000 lives and counting.

That's how many South Australians our people support each year.

As one of the state's leading not-for-profits, we're making a meaningful impact at scale. From foster care to aged care and everything in between, our services are as diverse as the people and communities we serve – and we're growing our reach for the future.

It takes a special kind of person to work in this sector.



Someone with genuine compassion and care. Could that be you?

Apply for the Senior Legal Counsel role and bring your expertise to an organisation where your advice helps shape decisions, strengthen services and make a lasting difference across South Australia.

Why this role?

Meaningful legal work, without billable hour targets: Apply your expertise across a broad and varied legal portfolio, with the opportunity to lead significant matters and contribute to decisions that shape the organisation.

Autonomy and professional influence: Take ownership of important legal matters, exercise your judgement and be recognised for the experience and perspective you bring.

Direct access to senior leaders: Build trusted relationships with executives and senior stakeholders, providing strategic, commercially sound advice that influences organisational decisions.

What you’ll do

As Senior Legal Counsel, you'll be a trusted adviser to senior leaders across AnglicareSA, providing strategic, commercially informed legal advice that supports important organisational decisions.

Reporting to the Head of Legal Services, you'll enjoy genuine autonomy and take ownership of significant legal matters across employment and industrial relations, commercial agreements, property, investigations, disputes and regulatory obligations.





You'll bring more than technical expertise. Your ability to see the bigger picture, anticipate risks and provide practical solutions will be highly valued. You'll also share your knowledge, mentor colleagues and contribute to strengthening legal capability across the organisation.

You’ll be trusted to make a valuable impact by:

- Taking the lead on significant employment and industrial relations matters, including enterprise bargaining, workforce changes, workplace investigations, disputes and the interpretation of legislation and industrial instruments.
- Providing strategic and commercially focused legal advice to senior executives and leaders across commercial agreements, property, regulatory obligations, workers compensation and organisational risk.
- Managing high-impact legal matters with autonomy, including negotiations, investigations, litigation and tribunal proceedings, using your expertise and judgement to achieve practical and sustainable outcomes.
- Building trusted relationships with senior leaders, anticipating legal risks, influencing key decisions and providing clear, practical advice that balances legal requirements with organisational priorities.
- Sharing your expertise and developing others through mentoring, knowledge sharing, legislative updates and education that builds confidence and strengthens legal capability across AnglicareSA.

What you’ll bring

To thrive in this role, you will have:

- Tertiary qualification in Law, admission to the Supreme Court of South Australia and a current unrestricted SA Practising Certificate, or the ability to obtain one upon commencement.
- At least 5 years' post-

📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Adelaide)
🏢 Anglicaresa
📍 Adelaide