Job Opportunity
A strategic leadership position exists in the Northern Territory to drive legal strategy and enhance procurement operations. As a Legal Counsel, you will oversee essential community services such as waste management, domestic animal management, playgrounds, recreational facilities, and libraries.
Key Responsibilities
* Drive impactful decision-making through expert legal advice
* Oversee procurement activities with a focus on compliance and value creation
* Influence community outcomes through high-impact projects
Background
The City governs critical infrastructure, smart technology, and environmental initiatives. We are committed to investing in community development, creating a vibrant, creative, innovative, connected, and environmentally responsible city.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced and driven Legal Counsel to become a key member of our team. This role presents the opportunity to deliver expert legal advice across various council operations, including commercial, infrastructure, procurement, governance, property, and regulatory matters.
As a trusted advisor, you'll play a vital role in managing legal risk, guiding strategic initiatives, and ensuring procurement activities align with legal and policy frameworks. This is a rare chance to contribute to meaningful projects that directly benefit the community, all within a supportive and forward-thinking environment that fosters professional growth.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Our ideal candidate will possess:
* Demonstrated experience showcasing extensive commercial law expertise
* Proven track record in managing and navigating complex procurement agreements, contract drafting, review, and negotiation
* Broad expertise encompassing commercial, corporate, property, privacy, competition, consumer law, and IT regulations
* Skill in delivering concise, commercially astute, and persuasive legal counsel
* Experience coordinating and implementing policies, procedures, and work plans to enhance service delivery
* Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, fostering collaboration and building relationships
Position Prerequisites
* Admission to practice as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (or eligibility for such admission)
* Minimum of five years legal practice experience
* Eligible to hold an unrestricted practicing certificate in the Northern Territory
* Ability to obtain a National Police Records Check
* Possession of a Class C Drivers Licence