Job Description
The Chief Legal Counsel will lead the development and implementation of strategic and operational legal frameworks to enable and facilitate organisational priorities. This role will provide expert advice to Senior executives and internal and external stakeholders, directing the legal function to ensure legal service delivery.
This position requires a high level of knowledge and understanding of legal practice within a public health sector context and the challenges associated with in-house legal services.
* Lead the development and implementation of strategic and operational legal frameworks
* Provide expert advice to Senior executives and internal and external stakeholders
* Direct the legal function to ensure legal service delivery
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior legal professional to join our organisation and make a meaningful contribution to the achievement of our goals.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced lawyer who can provide leadership and guidance to our legal team and work collaboratively with other departments to achieve our objectives.
Required Skills and Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
* A degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or a comparable overseas qualification
* A current Australian jurisdiction practising certificate (or evidenced entitlement to hold such a practising certificate)
* Extensive relevant legal experience in a leadership role in a large complex organisation
* Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and develop a diverse range of legal and non-legal staff to deliver high quality outcomes
Benefits
This role offers a range of benefits, including:
* Opportunities for career advancement and professional development
* A supportive and collaborative work environment
* A competitive remuneration package
About Us
We are a healthcare community that cares for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand.
We are committed to providing high quality care to our community and believe that our staff are our greatest asset.