Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Carlyle Kingswood Global Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

CKG Search has been exclusively instructed by a leading consumer-facing organisation known for its international footprint, bold transformation agenda, and inclusive, high-performance culture.

Opportunity + Offer

Working closely with General Counsel, and the Assistant General Counsel, you will oversee a portfolio of high-profile class actions, managing external counsel and litigation strategy. This 12-month parental leave contract offers development for a private practice litigator or in-house lawyer ready to step up.

  • Lead litigation matters with significant commercial and reputational stakes
  • Class actions exposure with hands-on ownership of strategy and execution
  • Support personal injury claims and complaints
  • Work closely with senior legal leaders in a high-performing, collaborative team
  • Hybrid working (Tue–Wed–Thu in-office)
  • 12-month FTC with a performance-based completion bonus
  • Scope to expand commercial skills across BAU in-house legal support

Responsibilities

  • Manage large-scale litigation and class actions from end to end
  • Instruct and oversee external counsel, budgets, discovery, and witness preparation
  • Manage communications and reports to internal stakeholders, both legal and commercial
  • Advise on consumer law, personal injury, regulatory, insurance, security and reputational matters
  • Respond to government and regulatory investigations
  • Support internal teams with legal claims and project risk
  • Assist with corporate reporting and legal policy updates
  • Build cross-functional relationships to embed legal risk awareness
  • Advise operational teams on a wide variety of commercial and consumer matters

Requirements

  • Law degree and an Australian Practising Certificate (or eligibility)
  • 5+ years' PQE with strong experience in class actions or complex litigation
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale matters and external counsel
  • Detail-oriented and commercially astute with sound judgment under pressure
  • In-house experience is advantageous but not essential
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Resilience and drive to succeed in a demanding and fast-moving environment

Ideal for a litigator with class actions or complex disputes experience, seeking to own high-impact matters and develop their in-house career within a consumer-facing business.

If you're ready for a role that combines legal rigour with strategic influence—and you're looking to build future-ready in-house experience—this is your chance to shape litigation outcomes that matter.

For more information, please get in touch with the team at CKG Search.

♞ Job Reference: 6013

Point of Contact:
Phillip Hunter, Director – In-house Legal & Governance


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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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