In-House Legal Counsel - Construction Contracts | Botany | FT or PT Our client is a long-established, specialist construction subcontractor delivering projects across Australia. Until now, their contract work has been handled part-time. They are now creating a dedicated in-house Legal Counsel role for someone who can take ownership of it from day one.

This is a hands‑on position with direct access to senior management and real influence over how contractual risk is managed. It suits a construction or commercial lawyer with anywhere from 3 to 10+ years’ PQE who wants responsibility, autonomy and a stable, practical role rather than a large corporate legal team. The role - Review and negotiate D&C; subcontracts with main contractors - Prepare departures tables, draft special conditions and negotiate contractual amendments - Identify, assess and mitigate contractual risks - Review warranties, deeds and other associated documents - Manage negotiations through to final agreement and execution - Develop and implement internal commercial risk assessment and approval procedures - Run internal project contractual risk review meetings - Report to management on negotiation progress, outstanding issues, material risks and matters requiring approval or escalation - Brief and manage external legal advisers on complex or specialist matters,



including their advice and costs About you - Admitted lawyer with 3 to 10+ years’ PQE and a current practising certificate permitting unsupervised in‑house practice - Sound knowledge of construction contract conditions, typical subcontract departures and risk allocation - Solid drafting, negotiation and communication skills - Practical commercial judgement and a level‑headed approach to resolving contractual issues - Able to work independently and set up practical internal processes - Experience acting for construction subcontractors is advantageous.

Façade industry experience is not required What’s on offer - Salary to suit your experience, plus superannuation - Permanent full‑time, or permanent part‑time at 3–5 days per week - Based at the Botany head office, working on‑site initially - Genuine autonomy to build and run the legal function in a practical way - Direct access to, and influence with, senior management - A stable, hands‑on position in a respected, established business If you’re a construction or commercial lawyer, in private practice or already in‑house, who wants a practical, influential role where your experience is valued, we’d love to hear from you. Additional information - Own front‑end construction contracting, with real autonomy and senior access - Permanent full‑time, or part‑time at 3-5 days a week - Open to lawyers with 3 to 10+ years' PQE, with salary to suit experience

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