About the role
Hire Resolve is assisting legal organisations in hiring experienced legal professionals for multiple mid–senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and in-house functions across Australia. This is a multi-role hiring campaign designed to attract candidates from private practice and corporate environments, with progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as Senior Associate, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Manager, Head of Legal, Compliance Lead, or Legal Operations Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, supplier/customer contracts, NDAs, service agreements, leases)
- Support matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy, procurement, governance, or property (aligned to experience)
- Manage external counsel and advisors, including budgets, timelines, and matter strategy
- Assist with legal risk assessments and recommend pragmatic mitigations aligned to business objectives
- Support dispute management, including early case assessment, correspondence, document preparation, settlement discussions, and litigation oversight where applicable
- Contribute to compliance programmes, policies, and internal controls, including monitoring regulatory updates and advising on implementation
- Maintain accurate legal records, contract repositories, and matter documentation, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate information handling
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making
- Support governance processes, including board and committee documentation where relevant
- Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent professional standards and quality
Requirements
- Qualifications (role-dependent):
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) (or equivalent) is typically required for lawyer roles
- Admission as an Australian lawyer and holding (or being eligible for) a practising certificate in the relevant state/territory for practising roles
- For legal operations, contracts, compliance, or specialist roles: relevant qualification and strong legal experience may be considered
- Experience: Typically 5–12+ years of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), aligned to mid–senior level scope
- Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy, or legal operations
- Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based judgement
- Familiarity with relevant tools and systems (where applicable), including document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, e-billing, and Microsoft 365
- Ability to manage competing deadlines, work independently, and maintain discretion with sensitive information
Benefits
- Extra Superannuation - Pension plan
- Unpaid Extended Leave
- Work From Home - Flexible hours
- Training & Development