Junior Legal

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Geely Auto Australia Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Employment Type:

  • 2 years fix-term contract (full time), with potential to become permanent

About Geely:

  • Geely is a global leader in smart electric vehicles and automotive innovation.
  • Own iconic brands like Geely Auto, Zeekr, Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and hold a 17% stake in Aston Martin.
  • With $100B+ assets and 140,000+ employees worldwide.
  • 30,000+ engineers & designers across China, Sweden, the UK, the U.S., and Germany.
  • 4,000+ sales/service locations worldwide.
  • Fortune Global 500 company for 13 consecutive years.
  • Pioneering AI-driven automotive solutions with one of the largest cloud computing center powers(1.02 Exaflops/sec).
  • Geely's Geespace launched 20 satellites to enable safe autonomous driving.
  • World-class digitalisation and AI-driven manufacturing.
  • Mission & Vision:
    A Sustainable Future, A Better World
  • Core Value:
    Truth-seeking & practical, hardworking & enterprising, collaborative & innovative
  • Culture:
    Achiever, Problem-Solving, Benchmarking, Compliance

Why This Role:

  • We are seeking a Legal & Compliance Specialist to support and work under the direction of the Legal Manager across day-to-day contracting, marketing/ACL reviews, customer complaint advice and regulatory/compliance research in a growing automotive business. You will gain broad exposure to national campaigns and dealer/service network documentation.

About Your Team:

  • You will report directly to the Legal Manager in Australia. You will also be supported by the Legal & Compliance Department at Geely Headquarters (China) for specialist guidance, global policies and cross-border matters (e.g. privacy/data, IP, compliance frameworks).
  • You will collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Aftersales, Product, IT, Finance to deliver timely, business-focused legal support.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial agreements

  • Draft, review and format supplier/service agreements, statements of work, NDAs, promotional T&Cs and standard forms.
  • Prepare concise contract summaries and deviation/risk tables.

Marketing materials & Australian Consumer Law (ACL)

  • Review campaign/retail materials for ACL compliance.
  • Maintain disclaimer templates and guidance notes; ensure retail offers are accurate and consistent.

Customer complaints & dispute support

  • draft response templates, maintain complaint registers and evidence packs, and escalate issues promptly.

Compliance & regulatory research

  • Research and draft plain-English briefs on relevant laws and standards.
  • Maintain the compliance calendar, policy library and training records.

Corporate governance (as needed)

  • Assist with board documents, resolutions and minute drafting; maintain tidy statutory and corporate records; support ASIC lodgements.

Qualifications:

  • 2 years' relevant legal experience (in-house or private practice)
    or
    strong paralegal background in commercial/marketing compliance.
  • Law degree (LLB/JD). Australian admission (or in progress).
  • Sound drafting skills for agreements and marketing disclaimers; strong attention to detail and organisation.
  • Working knowledge of the ACL, Privacy Act/APPs, and Franchising Code of Conduct.
  • Fluent Mandarin is preferred.

Desirable

  • Automotive, retail or consumer-product experience.
  • Experience with dealer/service channels or network standards.
  • Familiarity with complaints handling frameworks and evidence logs.
  • Mandarin language skills advantageous for overseas coordination.

Office & Transport:

  • Newly renovated modern office with electric adjustable sit-stand desks.
  • Only a 4-minute walk from Macquarie Park Metro station to our office, easy driving access via A3, Epping Rd, and M2 nearby. (based in Sydney)

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