Senior Legal Counsel

About the Role

SSI's in-house legal team supports the whole SSI Group by providing high-quality, organisation-wide legal advice and support services, so that SSI can achieve its objectives and strategic goals. This critical support assists the charity to identify, prevent and mitigate legal risks, ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks, and develop the legal understanding of SSI staff members relevant to their daily work.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced lawyer to join our friendly and collaborative team at the Senior Legal Counsel level.

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will deliver high-quality, timely, solutions-focused legal services across all areas of the organisation, including:

• providing generalist legal advice to the SSI Group across a multitude of areas including government tenders & contracts, leasing and other property matters, employment law, disputes, corporate governance and legal compliance;
• drafting and reviewing contracts and other legal documents;
• identifying and mitigating legal risks pertaining to general commercial matters;
• monitoring changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment that the organisation operates within, and communicating them to internal stakeholders; and
• delivering legal education initiatives for SSI Group staff, including training, fact sheets and legal guides.

Please reach out to us for the full Position Description to review the Key Responsibilities and Measures of success.

What we are looking for is someone who:

• Has 7+ years' commercial/corporate legal experience, including experience with commercial contracts in Australia.
• Is able to interpret legal requirements applying to relevant business operations, and to provide clear, risk aware and commercially focused legal advice.
• Is proactive, responsive, and able to operate with a high degree of independence and initiative.
• Is able to work well in a team, and with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Is adaptable to change and has a growth mindset.
• Is motivated by SSI's purpose.
• Is able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.
• Has organisational skills, and high attention to detail.
• Is proficient with the Microsoft suite and is able to quickly learn new technologies.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in one or more of the following: employment law, property law (leases) and legal compliance/governance,.
• Related experience in an NGO, Government or in-house setting.
• Supervisory skills to support more junior staff.
• Experience delivering legal training to non-legal people.

If you are motivated by this opportunity, but don't have the above skills or experience, we would love to hear from you anyway.

About Us

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay
• Industry leading flexible working arrangement supported to work from home and office, including 9-day fortnight;
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities

About our Recruitment Process

SSI Group is strongly committed to actively safeguarding children and young people and providing a safe environment for them to thrive. We ensure children and young people's safety, and wellbeing is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of everyone at SSI, whether they interact directly or indirectly with children and young people. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.

Our Commitment to Diversity

SSI strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

To Apply

If you are excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close Tuesday, 21st October 2025

If you would like more information on the recruitment process, please contact the talent acquisition team at or or call us at

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in; providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process, (including the application form), and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks. Should you require adjustments please email us at

Please note we will be scheduling interviews as applications come in, so please apply urgently if you believe this role aligns with your goals and experience.