Senior Commercial Lawyer

2 weeks ago


Adelaide, South Australia Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment Full time

Toss out your time-sheets forever and be valued for your commerciality and interpersonal skills in this career-making mid-level role. Adelaide-based blue-chip opportunity awaits.

About the Business

Our client is a leading corporate with a focus on heavy industry, offering unique solutions across Australia from its head office near the CBD. With a passion for innovation, quality service, and reliability, this well-established business has continued to adapt and grow.

The Role

This Senior Commercial Lawyer position will report to the General Counsel and sits within a sizeable national team. As a key member of the business, you'll provide adept and commercially focused legal advice, dealing directly with stakeholders and being mentored as required. Your responsibilities will include contract drafting and amendment, procurement, negotiations, bespoke legal advice, dispute management strategies, briefing external counsel, and reporting to senior management on contractual risks and mitigation strategies.

The Ideal Candidate

We're seeking a qualified lawyer with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a commercial law firm or in-house company. You'll be smart, commercially minded, and good with people, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to negotiate contract terms with confidence. Most importantly, you'll possess superior interpersonal skills, a passion for providing quality advice, and an interest in being part of a business working on significant projects.

What We Offer

Working in this role offers a rare opportunity to be part of a successful and growing national company with access to quality projects, hands-on mentoring, and direct interaction with senior executives. You'll enjoy a competitive local salary, a generous bonus scheme, and a positive collegiate culture with reasonable expectations around hours and flexibility.



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