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About the Role

Axiom is seeking a Legal Counsel to support senior counsel in delivering timely, high-quality advice on employment, disputes, complaints, and investigations for a well-respected university. The role involves legal oversight of complex investigations involving students, staff, and third parties, particularly those with serious misconduct and elevated legal risk.

Responsibilities

• Act as a service-focused, proactive point of contact for internal clients and external parties across people/HR, workplace relations, student conduct and dispute matters, and other portfolios as required.
• Provide legal and strategic advice on staff and student disputes, including negotiation, mediation, resolution strategies, and management of court and tribunal proceedings (including briefing and managing external counsel).
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders and their teams, and deliver business-focused legal training on contemporary issues relevant to them.
• Develop, maintain and enhance template documents and legal resources, and prepare regular legal updates for internal communication channels.
• Manage the use of external legal advisers where appropriate, and ensure work is carried out in line with relevant organisational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Substantial experience as a lawyer in workplace relations (employment, industrial relations, safety, discrimination) and administrative law.
• Higher education sector experience (in-house or private practice) is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to deliver timely, business-relevant legal advice, working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders at different levels.
• Demonstrated capacity to operate with a high level of confidentiality, diplomacy, and influence, supported by excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
• Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced team environment, bringing a positive, can-do attitude.

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time
• Consultant
• Employee

Benefits

• Flexibility in work arrangements (remote work, breadth of exposure, personal time)
• Dedicated talent team support
• Referral bonus

About the Company

• Axiom is a global leader in alternative legal services, enabling legal departments to drive efficiency and growth with high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
• Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement, committed to equality and fostering an inclusive environment.
• Axiom offers opportunities to work with premier companies, including F100 and ASX-listed organisations.
• Axiom provides both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with their client roster.

Equal Opportunity

• Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
• Axiom is proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
• Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
• Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.