Description:
Reporting to the General Manager of Legal and Governance, The Principal Legal Counsel is a senior leadership position of a well resourced, high-performing in-house legal team. Leading the day to day of the legal services function, you will provide legal guidance and strategic input across a broad range of matters, while managing, mentoring and coaching team members to build capability. Your role will be varied and will see you:
- Leading a team of 4 in-house Legal professionals;
- Provide advice and triaging a range of commercial matters including contracts, leasing, IP, employment, IP/IT and privacy;
- Lead the development and oversight of legal procedures and precedents to increase efficiency;
- Actively contribute to business strategy across the Legal & Governance portfolio;
- Oversee litigation and dispute resolution matters;
- Manage external legal providers and legal spend;
- Manage legal input into key projects and corporate initiatives;
- Deliver legal training and updates to the wider organisation; and
- Inspire and lead a collaborative, values-driven legal team.
Skills/Experience:
You will bring:
- 10+ years' legal experience gained in private practice and ideally also in-house, including demonstrated experience across commercial law;
- A current, unrestricted QLD practising certificate;
- Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring and coaching legal teams and managing complex legal workflows;
- The ability to translate complex legal issues into practical, commercial advice;
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills;
- Experience supporting governance functions and working within regulated environments (NFP or similar experience will be beneficial); and
- A leadership style that is supportive, collegiate and focused on capability building.