Innovative R&D and Not-For-Profit organisationBroad general commercial law role with lots of varietyNorth Sydney location with flexibility and hybrid working on offerBroad commercial focused Senior Legal Counsel opportunity with an innovative R&D organisation | North Sydney location with hybrid working on offer | Permanent fulltime roleYour new companyThis dynamic and innovative research and development organisation is a Not-For-Profit organisation that plays a key role in providing world-class research, development, and marketing investments and initiatives in a key industry of national importance.Your new roleReporting to the General Counsel, this role will see you working directly with internal business stakeholders to provide clear, concise and practical legal advice across a broad range of areas.
Day to day responsibilities will include:reviewing and drafting various commercial contracts such as research-based contracts, consultancy agreements, and technology related contracts (eg software development agreements and data sharing agreements);reviewing non-standard contracts in accordance with relevant policies to identify and communicate contractual, legal and business risks;advising on competition law matters and supporting marketing campaign reviews, including promotional terms, to ensure legal compliance;assisting with the development of template agreements and other precedent documents;advising on privacy law matters including undertaking reviews of personal data breach notifications in accordance with the Privacy Act (Cth);assisting in the development and delivery of internal legal training to the business.What you'll need to succeedYou must hold an Australian Practising Certificate and have a minimum of 8-10+ years' PAE in commercial law, with excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
Additional experience with technology related contracts, intellectual property and data privacy will be highly regarded.
You will also be a collaborative team player with excellent stakeholder management abilities, with a customer-centric and results-driven approach.What you'll get in returnThis is an opportunity to be part of a small and high-performing legal function for an innovative and dynamic research & development organisation.
In addition to advising the organisation on a broad range of general commercial law and contracting matters, the role offers a management and mentoring opportunity as you will directly manage a junior lawyer in the team.
This role is based in a convenient location in North Sydney which is close to public transport and offers the opportunity to work from home up to 3 days a week.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
Alternatively, you can email Tina Kokkalis at ****** or call her on (02) 8226 9664 for more information.
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