Legal Counsel – Commercial Lawyer – 12 Month Project – Top ASX Listed OrganisationJoin an award-winning in-house legal team consisting of 80 lawyers across Australia (Sydney and Melbourne) and New Zealand. The team supports major projects including a corporate restructure and a large acquisition involving significant contractual changes.The role:This project role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, procurement and supplier agreements, IP, privacy, data, consumer, CPS 230, and IT agreements. You will work closely with the business and legal team, with mentoring support from senior lawyers, in a hybrid working environment.Key Responsibilities:Provide strategic and commercially sound legal advice on procurement, commercial agreements, partnerships, and consumer law.Monitor legislative and industry standard changes to identify potential impacts and manage legal risks proactively.Oversee legal aspects of projects and transactions, utilizing external support and legal tech tools.Contribute to improving legal operations and knowledge sharing within the team.Promote a risk-aware culture through thoughtful legal guidance.Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to align legal support with business objectives.Experience & Skills Required:3+ years PQE with strong law firm training.Experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.Knowledge of procurement and supplier agreements at the board level.Exposure to IT agreements and consumer law is advantageous but not essential.Proven ability to lead complex negotiations independently.Solutions-oriented, pragmatic, and commercially minded.Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.Excellent project management skills with a strategic, customer-focused approach.This role can be based in Sydney or Melbourne, with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week.Greenfields is a specialist in-house legal, company secretary, and corporate governance executive search and recruitment firm, partnering with diverse clients across various sectors.Please send your resume in MS Word or PDF format to Catherine Wolfe-Coote, Managing Director, at catherinew@greenfieldssearch.com.au. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Greenfields does not accept external links or profiles.
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