Overview
SGS Australia is a leading provider of Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, supporting multiple industries across the country with trusted expertise and technical excellence. Backed by SGS's global legacy of over 140 years, SGS operates one of the largest networks of accredited laboratories and field facilities in Australia, with more than 50 offices and laboratories and over 1,400 employees across Australia. We are accredited by NATA and ISO 9001, ensuring our services meet both Australian and international standards.
Job Description
If you're looking for a role that will accelerate your experience across a range of industries—including mining, industrial, environmental, supply chain, and various service sectors—within a multinational company that values a respectful and inclusive culture, then this is the opportunity for you
As a Legal Counsel you will provide independent, timely and pragmatic legal advice to SGS Australia Group's management, divisions and functions, protecting the Group's legal and commercial interests.
The key practice areas are primarily general commercial law, with additional focus on privacy, competition, and consumer law.
This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work from home and from our offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide general commercial law advice including advice on business transactions, drafting, advising on and negotiating commercial contracts and tender submissions, business/asset acquisitions and disposals
* Provide advice on privacy law issues including managing the Group's Privacy Compliance Program and acting as the Group's Data Protection Officer
* Provide advice on trade practices (Competition and Consumer) law issues including managing the Group's Competition and Consumer Law Compliance Program
* Identify and manage legal risks in relation to claims, contracts and operations
* Develop internal governance, risk or compliance related policies where required
* From time to time provide education sessions to management and staff on regulatory compliance and legal issues generally
* Liaise with the Group's external legal advisors and other stakeholders as required and Geneva HQ based legal and other staff as well as other SGS staff internationally
Qualifications
* Qualified as a solicitor in Australia for unrestricted practice
* Minimum of 4 years' experience
* Experience as in-house counsel ideally in a multi-national setting
* General Commercial, Privacy, Competition and Consumer law experience (Intellectual Property and Information Technology law experience will be an asset)
Additional Information
WHY WORK FOR SGS? Working at SGS means joining an innovative, global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS.
* Flexible work arrangements
* Sustainability embedded in our culture and business
* Paid parental leave
* Paid volunteering day and blood donations
* Corporate health and wellbeing offers
* Ongoing learning and development
* Career development opportunities (nationally and globally)
* SGS Rewards: employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback
SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation.
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