Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago


Footscray, Victoria, Australia Greater Western Water Limited Full time

About the Role

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide authoritative legal advice to the business, encompassing a broad range of practice areas including contracts, construction, commercial law, and statutory interpretation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal training to contribute to internal capability building, offer professional leadership, drive change and excellence within the Legal & Governance team, and support the development legal policies and procedures.
  • Provide strategic and practical legal support across a diverse range of services including contractual drafting and negotiation, managing complex disputes and litigation, and ensuring consistent approaches to legal matters in line with enterprise priorities and policies.
  • Provide trusted and practical legal advice across the business, particularly in construction and delivery of essential infrastructure, bringing expertise in contract development and negotiation to mitigate risk and optimise efficiency.

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualification in Law
  • Admitted to practice as an Australian legal practitioner under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.
  • Previous experience in post-admission, working in similar roles with minimal supervision, preferably within the construction and/or government sectors.
  • Demonstrated experience in one or more areas of technical knowledge required for the role.
  • Demonstrated experience in litigation civil and criminal procedure.
  • Experience in briefing external legal services providers.
  • Demonstrated process improvement initiatives and experience.

About Us

We're Greater Western Water, a Victorian government-owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia. Our vision is thriving people and country, and we're deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives. We're seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required.


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