GWW is a Victorian government owned water corporation that provides an essential service to some of the fastest-growing communities in Australia, stretching from Melbourne's CBD to Lancefield in the north and Bacchus Marsh in the west.
We embrace flexibility and connection with a balance of on-site and WFH.
Free onsite parking (subject to availability).
Gender neutral, 16-week parental leave.
Monthly work life balance day off to treat yourself (if full-time).
Free income protection and salary continuance insurance.
Access to corporate health insurance deals with major providers.
Wellbeing, prayer and sensory rooms in the Footscray and Sunbury office.
The opportunity
The Senior Legal Counsel provides trusted and practical legal advice across the business, encompassing a broad range of practice areas including contracts, construction, commercial law, and statutory interpretation.
The role has a focus on construction and delivery of essential infrastructure, bringing expertise in contract development and negotiation to mitigate risk and optimise efficiency.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work in an autonomous environment that is inclusive and supportive and provides opportunity to mentor junior practitioners.
Responsibilities
Provide authoritative legal advice to the business, including at Executive leadership level on complex legal issues, identify emerging legal issues and provide specialist expertise particularly in construction and infrastructure delivery.
Provide strategic and practical legal support across a diverse range of services including contractual drafting and negotiation, managing complex disputes and litigation, and ensuring consistent approaches to legal matters in line with enterprise priorities and policies.
Provide legal training to contribute to internal capability building, offer professional leadership, drive change and excellence within the Legal & Governance team, and support the development legal policies and procedures.
Skills & Experience
Tertiary qualification in Law.
Admitted to practice as an Australian legal practitioner under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.
Previous experience in post-admission, working in similar roles with minimal supervision, preferably within the construction and/or government sectors.
Demonstrated experience in one or more areas of technical knowledge required for the role.
Demonstrated experience in litigation civil and criminal procedure.
Experience in briefing external legal services providers.
Demonstrated process improvement initiatives and experience.
See yourself thrive
Our vision for GWW is Thriving People and Country.
We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives.
We're supportive, inclusive, and friendly, and value everyone for who they are and what they can bring.
We're seeking applicants across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities, and will make reasonable adjustments as required, so please talk to us about what you need.
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which will include reference checks, national police checks, and working rights in Australia checks.
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