Senior Legal Counsel

About the company

The CMV Group is one of South Australia's largest privately owned businesses, employing over 2,000 employees, predominately across South Australia and Victoria. The Group operates some of the most progressive franchises within the automotive and agricultural industries including, CMI Toyota, Mercedes-Benz Adelaide, Lexus of Adelaide, South Central Trucks and CMV Truck and Bus. At CMV, it is our firm belief that our people are our most important assets.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Legal and working under a business-partner model, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support to a designated group of our internal businesses on a wide variety of legal matters. This would include:

• drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts;
• providing legal advice regarding legal or compliance issues; and
• building strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Desired Profile

We are looking to recruit a lawyer with 8+ years post admission experience. The successful applicant must have a current unrestricted practising certificate, or eligibility to immediately apply for one. In-house legal experience is desirable but not essential. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who:

• is commercially minded and able to manage relationships with all levels of a business;
• has the ability to manage competing deadlines and make fast-paced decisions;
• enjoys working independently;
• has solid commercial experience;
• displays good judgment and promotes innovative approaches and process improvements; and possesses excellent written and oral communication skills.

If you have the skills and experience necessary and want to become an important part of our successful team, then please apply and submit your cover letter and resume.

Current CMV employees, please apply through your internal career site.

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