Senior Legal Counsel, Corpore

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Peabody is a leading global coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy and steel. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability.

About the role

Reporting to the General Counsel - Australia, you will work closely with the General Counsel - Australia, other senior leaders and project teams to deliver strategic legal advice and solutions that support Peabody's commercial and operational goals. This role is based in Brisbane and offers the opportunity to work on high impact matters.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide legal support for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and renewables projects.
• Advise finance, marketing, procurement, and infrastructure teams.
• Advise on competition law issues and litigation.
• Assist with other legal matters as directed by the General Counsel - Australia.

The lifestyle:

This position is offered on a Monday to Friday basis, working from our Fortitude Valley office with work from home options. Peabody offers flexible start / finish times and a 'redistributed working week' giving employees flexibility to finish at noon on Fridays.

About You:

We are looking for a pragmatic, commercially minded and collegiate lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced, hands on role. The successful candidate will have:

· A degree in Law with a current Queensland practising certificate.

· 10+ years of legal experience.

· Experience in complex corporate transactions.

· Project management skills and ownership of the work being performed.

· Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

· Ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and clients.

· Strong business acumen, be solution focused and commercially minded.

· Strong organizational, time management skills and attention to detail.

• Work on a variety of high value matters that have a tangible impact on the business.
• Competitive salary package with an excellent short term incentive plan.
• Unlock more than 2,000 health and wellness perks with WHEREFIT
• Contemporary office in Fortitude Valley, complemented by flexible work options.
• Access tax benefits with our novated vehicle leasing program
• Exclusive discounts on private health insurance.

About Peabody:

Peabody is a leading coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy and steel. We employ approximately 5,500 people across our operations in the United States and Australia, serving customers in 26 countries.

Our commitment to sustainability underpins everything we do and shapes our strategy for the future.

We offer an inclusive work environment that engages, recognises, and develops our employees. We strive to create a safe and healthy work culture where all employees are treated with fairness and respect.

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Mining, Minerals & Metals 1,001-5,000 employees

Peabody's global platform reaches six continents and creates a strategic advantage. The company has, through its subsidiaries, majority interests in 26 coal operations located throughout all major U.S. coal-producing regions and in Australia.

Peabody is uniquely positioned for success with access to the best global markets through our Australia platform, trading activities and Asia projects. The company also holds leading positions in the U.S. and has an unmatched reserve base and liquidity to create shareholder value.

Peabody markets, brokers and trades coal in the world's fastest-growing economies. Peabody has trading and business offices in China, Australia and the United States.

Peabody's global platform reaches six continents and creates a strategic advantage. The company has, through its subsidiaries, majority interests in 26 coal operations located throughout all major U.S. coal-producing regions and in Australia.

Peabody is uniquely positioned for success with access to the best global markets through our Australia platform, trading activities and Asia projects. The company also holds leading positions in the U.S. and has an unmatched reserve base and liquidity to create shareholder value.

Peabody markets, brokers and trades coal in the world's fastest-growing economies. Peabody has trading and business offices in China, Australia and the United States.

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