In-house Lawyer

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia Versent Full time

Our In-house Lawyer is a specialist in commercial law who will provide legal support to all areas of the Versent group. You will work closely with senior management, sales & delivery to evaluate legal impact of major decision, assess cases, compiling legal opinions and reviewing and composing contracts across all areas of commercial, employment & corporate development work. This involves preparing legal documents, negotiating with customer and suppliers, and being responsible for legal matter and representing these for the Versent group.

Roles and Responsibilities include

Support the legal and commercial function to:

Review, negotiate and draft a range of commercial contracts such as master services agreements, statements of work, consulting agreements, lease agreements, and service arrangements;

understand and advise on all aspects of services engagements including professional services and managed services, outsourced arrangements, and reseller style engagements;

partner with the relevant business units, including but not limited to people and culture, marketing, security and privacy;

advise key business stakeholders on legal positions and risk positioning across all matters relating to legal;

triage legal matters within the legal team and work with sales teams to execute deals;

review and assess key legal and commercial terms to ensure they are in line with Versent’s appetite for risk;

develop and support training on policies and procedures and maintain training records for all employees;

execute on strategic priorities that involve legal i.e. restructure, global expansion; and

support governance and risk processes for the board.

Skills that will help you succeed in the role

Exceptional communication skills;

Calm under pressure;

Excellent legal drafting skills;

Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment;

Creative thinker;

Can do and proactive attitude; and

Keen interest in technology (cloud computing, AI, security, data).

This role supports:

GM Commercial

Lead Counsel

And, is supported by:

Lead Counsel

Commercial Manager

Security Director

Our Culture
No cool cliques, just motivated passionate humans generating ideas and devising solutions in a creative, collaborative workspace. We're building a team and looking for people who can think outside the square and deliver what others might consider impossible.

At Versent, we embrace the notion of Family: working together to achieve outstanding success.

What we offer you
At Versent we invest in our people, with benefits such as:

Competitive salary package

Working in a flexible, outcome-driven environment. Outside of client obligations, you can work from the office or home as needed. Also, leave the suit and tie behind and put on a Versent T-shirt instead.

Weekly internal tech talks; all streamed and recorded so those who can’t make it to the office can still participate. For those who do make it, there’s pizza, beer, wine and soft drinks on tap

Regular social events, meetups and guest speakers organised and facilitated by our team

A supportive family culture - If you need help, just ask

Celebration of the wins – big or small, because we know how hard you work.

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