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Head of Legal

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tennis Australia Full time

At Tennis Australia, we're creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone.

From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.
 

We're a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference. If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
 

We're committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Head of Legal to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. This role will provide strategic and operational legal advice to Tennis Australia, Member Associations and related organisations, supporting Australian tennis' broader objectives.

As a senior leader, you'll work in close partnership with the Chief Legal Officer and collaborate with key decision-makers across the business. You'll apply strong judgement, influence and negotiation skills to shape legal strategy and support a high-performing legal team.

In this role you will:

  • Partner with senior stakeholders to provide trusted, commercially focused legal advice
  • Lead and oversee all legal work aligned to a designated strategic pillar
  • Provide legal advice, including contract negotiation, execution and implementation, delivering operational and tactical outcomes
  • Drive continuous improvement across legal systems and processes, resolving complex issues and synthesising information from multiple sources
  • Coordinate legal projects and provide clear reporting on matter progress, risks and outcomes
  • Monitor and interpret relevant legislative and regulatory changes, advising the business and adapting practices accordingly
  • Lead, mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • 10+ years' experience as a senior legal practitioner, with strong commercial law and dispute resolution expertise
  • A track record on leading innovation, identifying and ceasing opportunities. 
  • Experience as a team leader
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills in both one-on-one and group settings
  • A demonstrated solution-focused approach, highly developed project management skills and ability to influence outcomes in complex environments
  • Qualifications as an Australian Legal Practitioner with an unrestricted right to practice law in Australia and hold (or be willing to obtain) a principal practicing certification
  • Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
  • Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements noting this role involves being part of the team that delivers major events  

What's to love?

  • Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
  • Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arena
  • Monthly health & wellbeing activities with access to CorePlus Pilates
  • Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
  • Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
  • Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
  • We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180

To Apply

If you think you're up to the challenge, we'd love to hear from you Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered. 
 

If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact

Applications close the 4th of January; however, we will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate.
 

Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.
 

We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.

Even if we are not currently advertising the position that you are looking for today, we may be tomorrow. There are a number of ways that you can keep up-to-date with new opportunities as they happen. 

We encourage you to create a profile and register for our job alerts, as well as follow Tennis Australia on LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities.