Senior Legal Counsel

5 days ago

West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Schools Broken Bay Full time

About Us

Catholic Schools Broken Bay is a system of 45 schools serving around 18,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Our Vision is to provide 'Authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and compassion'. We are committed to being at least as good as the very best, maximising the learning growth of every student, and inspiring hearts and minds to know Christ and love learning.

Benefits of Working with Us

  • Competitive salary on offer
  • Free onsite parking or public transport close by
  • 25% School Fee Discount for eligible employees
  • Annual leave loading and ex-gratia leave at Christmas time
  • Salary Packaging for eligible employees

About the Role

This is a key leadership role within our Governance, Legal and Risk team. As the Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide trusted legal advice to the Director of Schools, Senior Workstream Leads and all System Leaders. You will be responsible for managing legal risk, providing advice on complex legal matters, and liaising with external lawyers and insurers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the CSBB Legal Team, under the direction of the Senior Workstream Lead, Governance, Legal and Risk
  • Provide advice on complex legal matters, including the intersection of various legislation
  • Operate as a subject matter expert on section 83C compliance, safeguarding, parish and diocesan matters, workers compensation and antidiscrimination
  • Provide timely and appropriate legal advice for system leaders
  • Liaise with external lawyers and briefs external counsel as required
  • Develop comprehensive briefings for the Director of Schools, and board reporting as appropriate
  • Review policy and practice from a legal perspective
  • Oversee day to day legal matters, including contract review and response to subpoenas
  • Liaise with insurers and lawyers for insurers regarding legal matters and risk management
  • Oversee systems for the coordination and preparation of legal documents
  • Act on behalf of CSBB and its officials in relation to small scale litigation and alternative dispute resolution
  • Undertake research into specific aspects of the law, including regulatory regimes and compliance matters

About You

We are looking for a highly experienced and skilled legal professional to join our team. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years' experience as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW, with a proven track record of delivering legal services in a complex organisation. You will have experience in developing and leading an in-house legal function, and people leadership an advantage.

Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualification in Law
  • Current practising certificate in NSW
  • Member of The NSW Law Society and/or Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia
  • Valid Working with Children Check

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