Legal Counsel

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

 
We're evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

The Legal Counsel is responsible for advising and supporting Vicinity Centres in relation to a wide range of technology-related matters, including digital technology initiatives, procurement of IT services and platforms, and broader commercial contracting. In this role, you will be accountable for advising on a variety of technology legal matters, drafting documentation, identifying legal exposures and risks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and managing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. This role reports to Managing Legal Counsel and is critical to Vicinity Centres' operations and strategic objectives. You will be part of a supportive, high-performing legal team, working collaboratively on wider business objectives and act as key advisor for internal stakeholders, projects, and technology initiatives.

What will you bring?

You will be a highly motivated and commercially minded technology lawyer with a strategic focus and outstanding business acumen.  You will have demonstrated high level commercial, drafting and negotiation skills and be recognised for your integrity and ability to build trust across different stakeholders. 

You will have the ability to think strategically whilst maintaining an eye for detail, outstanding communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the business. You will have strong experience in technology law, commercial contracting, and data protection, and be able to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Tertiary qualifications in law are essential, with admission to practice in Australia required.

Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:

• Flexible working options

• Birthday leave & purchased additional leave

• $1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members

• Generous Parental Leave

We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.