Corporate Legal Advisor

4 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia News Corp Australia Full time
Job Title: Corporate Legal Counsel

Reporting to the General Counsel, News Corp Australia, this role advises the business on all commercial and corporate legal matters, particularly concerning privacy, marketing, data, and procurement. It is not an editorial legal role.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide relevant, strategic, and actionable legal support and advice as part of a small, agile, and high-performing team.
  • Apply an internal overlay to external advice received to ensure it is applicable to the business imperatives that NCA faces.
  • Assist the General Counsel as required to ensure that the Legal Team operates efficiently and with strategic impact, including but not limited to:
    • External privacy requests/complaints and business advice on privacy and data issues.
    • Marketing/consumer team content reviews.
    • Procurement-related advice.
    • Contract reviews and drafting.
    • Development of precedents and internal training materials.
  • Collaborate with others in the Legal Team and assist with cross-over of work and overflow as necessary.
Requirements:
  • Qualified to practice as a solicitor in an Australian jurisdiction – holding (or entitled to hold) a current practicing certificate.
  • 3-6 years post-qualification experience, ideally made up of private practice and in-house experience.
  • Highly skilled in legal drafting, reasoning, and analysis, written and verbal communication, and negotiation.
  • Able to identify legal risks/issues and offer practical, commercially appropriate solutions.
  • Strong commercial and business acumen.
News Benefits:

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients, and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

  • Exclusively ours – Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family.
  • Health & wellbeing – Advice, support, and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices).
  • Time off – News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break, and Compassionate leave.
  • Helping you grow – Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion – focused education series) and recognition.
  • Financial wellbeing – Support on making the most of your money.
  • Perks & discounts – Exclusive offers across a range of products and services.
  • Giving back – Make a difference to our communities.
  • Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique, and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities, and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us, and we want everyone at News to bring their whole selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

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