Legal Counsel, Office of General Counsel

Rare opportunity - Permanent inhouse legal counsel role at a top tier law firm, with a focus on contracts and legal documents
- Get the role now and start in January 2025
- May suit a transactional lawyer looking to move away from billable hours, yet still seeking complex value add work.

Who are we?

A firm born in Asia, underpinned by world class capability.

With over 3000 lawyers in 26 global locations, we help our clients manage their risk and enable their growth. Our full-service offering combines un-matched top tier local capability complemented with an international platform.

We have deep roots in Australia spanning almost 200 years and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waters.

Role Detail

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) within King & Wood Malleson’s (KWM) aims to provide first class service with commercial advice. They have an extensive understanding of KWM - how it operates as a business and a law firm. Their goal is to find the balance between complying with our obligations under legislation and creating a valuable experience for our clients and our Partners and staff.

Joining this highly regarded inhouse team, reporting to the Head of Legal, this role will be responsible for providing legal advice to the firm and its associated entities in relation to contracts and legal documentation. At the direction of the Head of Legal, this role may also assist with legal matters from time to time.

Based in the Sydney office, with a balanced approach to WFH, key responsibilities include:

- Reviewing, negotiating and expertly drafting an extensive range of legal documents, including supplier agreements, IT agreements, sponsorship agreements, memorandums of understanding, confidentiality agreements, leases, disclaimers/legal notices, and other legal documentation
- Providing an exceptional standard of legal advice to the firm and its business functions in relation to contracts and legal documentation, ensuring that all contracts and legal documentation comply with applicable laws, OGC guidelines and internal policies
- Working closely with the firm’s business units to understand their needs and to provide legal support in relation to contract related matters, including working closely with the firm’s procurement function
- Arranging execution of contracts and legal documentation, and ensuring that documents are properly recorded on OGC’s Material Contracts Register
- Assisting the Head of Legal with strategic projects and the firm’s significant supplier agreements
- Developing internal training in relation to contracts and legal documentation

About You

Commercially astute, with an excellence without arrogance ethos, you will add value through your diligence and contract expertise. This is a relationship role that requires integrity, professionalism and a solution focussed attitude. You will also bring:

- Solid experience as a legal practitioner advising on contracts
- Strong advisory skills, including providing commercially astute advice on contracts
- Excellent organisational and proof-reading skills
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively with senior members of the Office of General Counsel and the firm
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to work independently with substantial initiative
- Strong commitment to client service and well-developed relationship management ability
- Experience working within an in-house counsel unit within a law firm or professional services firm will be looked on favourably, as will experience in technology contracts

Next Steps

Applications close 5pm Sunday 1st December 2024.

If you have any questions or need any further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Bridget on 02) 9296 3563.

If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.

Why work with us?

We promote a collaborative culture where people feel respected, valued and supported both personally and professionally, and where diversity and inclusion also play an important role in enhancing our knowledge,

driving innovative solutions for our clients

and creating

positive social impact


We live by our

Principles

, and strive for mastery in all that we do. We take pride in the high quality work we deliver. Working with colleagues and clients who are leaders in their fields, means the ability to explore new paths to progress with continual learning and development, career and leadership opportunities


As part of the KWM community you’ll have access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives,

benefits

, policies and processes, to enable you to achieve your career goals.

At KWM, we’ll provide you with the platform to Learn, Master, Lead.