Corporate Franchise Lawyer

2 weeks ago


Fitzroy, Australia Michael Page Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled Corporate Franchise Lawyer to join our team at Michael Page.

About Our Client

Our client is a privately owned food franchise business with over 60 locations across Victoria and NSW. They pride themselves on a fair and democratic company approach that centralises success and growth to benefit all.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the CEO and CFO, providing direct exposure to C-Suite reporting.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing new and existing franchise agreements, ensuring compliance to franchise law and company expectations of franchisees. This includes:

  • Franchise Agreement Management: Manage new and existing franchise agreements, advising on the nuances of franchise law to the business as well as franchisees.
  • Compliance and Support: Ensure compliance to franchise law and company expectations of franchisees, employing a balanced approach to ensuring mutual success.
  • Leasing Support: Support Leasing of sites nationally - acting on behalf of the company, but advising franchise owners on their legal options and ensure they have adequate support.
  • Strategy Meetings: Provide legal in-put to strategy meetings within the company be that related to sales and operations; corporate topics.
  • Relationship Building: Build relationships and engage regularly and positively with broader teams to ensure they are comfortable to ask for legal advice when necessary.
The Successful Applicant

We are looking for a qualified lawyer with an unrestricted practising certificate and previous experience in Franchise Law and/or Leasing. The ideal candidate will be an independent worker who can manage workload autonomously and deliver results.

The successful candidate will also have the ability to proactively develop expertise in broader areas, such as corporate law, through exposure and training.

What's On Offer

This role offers a competitive salary package of $130k-$150k + Super + bonus. Additionally, we offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid WFH set ups, positive working environment, and direct exposure to C-Suite reporting.


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