Australasian Legal Expert

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeSenior Full time $80,000 - $150,000
Job Description

We seek a seasoned legal expert to lead our Australasian operations. The successful candidate will provide strategic operational legal advice across commercial contracts, consumer law, competition law, privacy, franchising, and property.

This role involves balancing leadership with operational delivery, providing timely high-value commercially astute legal advice on complex matters partnering with executives and business leaders managing relationships with regulators and external counsel playing a key role in legal training and compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic operational legal advice across commercial contracts consumer law competition law privacy franchising and property.
  • Lead coach and develop a team of three direct reports.
  • Advise on M&A business acquisitions and divestments including coordination with external counsel.
  • Draft review and negotiate major agreements including supplier distribution dealer franchise sponsorship and property contracts.
  • Manage litigation and disputes while overseeing external legal counsel.
  • Develop and deliver legal compliance training policies and frameworks ACL Privacy etc.
  • Support the General Counsel APAC in implementing regional and global legal initiatives.
  • Liaise with regulators and industry bodies ACCC FCAI as required.
  • Oversee the Groups Intellectual Property portfolio.
About You

You are a senior commercially minded legal professional with proven leadership skills delivering practical advice thriving in a fast-moving environment building trusted relationships across all levels of the business and confident translating complex legal issues into clear actionable guidance.

Please note that you will need a Bachelor of Law and an unrestricted NSW Practising Certificate 12–15 years PQE across private practice and in-house experience expertise in Contract Law Franchising Law Competition Law ACL Privacy Law and Consumer Finance demonstrated experience drafting reviewing and negotiating complex commercial contracts proven litigation management experience including working with external counsel strong compliance background policy development and training delivery leadership experience across teams of 2–4 people current driver's licence flexibility for occasional interstate travel and where possible flexible work policy supporting genuine work-life balance.

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