In House Legal Counsel
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with business leaders on key legal initiatives in a dynamic and supportive environment. The successful candidate will advise on diverse legal, corporate, and compliance matters, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Key responsibilities include negotiating and managing a broad spectrum of commercial contracts, assisting in the creation of legal templates, collaborating with internal teams to execute agreements efficiently, leading legal support for corporate M&A activities, including managing external advisors and reviewing transaction documents, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, coordinating with external counsel to manage and minimise costs, and balancing and prioritising workload to meet deadlines and stakeholder expectations.
Requirements/Qualifications:
* Solicitor qualification with over 5 years of post-qualification experience in private practice or in-house roles
* Proven track record in negotiating and managing commercial contracts
* Strong project management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* Commercially savvy with a problem-solving approach
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working well in a team
* Ability to independently manage assignments
* Committed work ethic and positive attitude