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About the Role
Partner with divisions to provide commercially astute legal advice supporting humanitarian objectives. This role requires an experienced in-house lawyer who thrives on working autonomously in a dynamic and diverse environment. Day-to-day, you will support program and service areas to operate effectively in compliance with laws and regulations, proactively identifying legal risks and suggesting practical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provide commercially astute legal advice to support humanitarian objectives.
- Support program and service areas to operate effectively in compliance with laws and regulations.
- Proactively identify legal risks and suggest practical solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent) and a current practising certificate.
- A minimum of 8 years PQE with at least 2 of those years practicing in house is desirable.
- Substantial experience working on a range of legal matters and subject areas.
- In-house experience advising on employment matters and award interpretation is highly desirable.
- In-house experience in information technology, privacy and legislative compliance is also well regarded.
- Excellent general commercial legal skills including contractual drafting and review.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships which allow you to influence and drive action.
Skills
- Commercial legal skills
- Contractual drafting
- Contractual review
- Relationship building
- Influencing
- Driving action
Location
- Flexible location within Australia
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full time
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Minimum of 8 years PQE
- At least 2 years practicing in house
Education Level
- Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent)
- Current practising certificate
Benefits
- Hybrid working model (two days on-site, three days from home)
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 for living expenses
- Salary packaging up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals
- Novated car leases
- Salary packaging for superannuation
- Purchase additional annual leave
- Paid ‘Me’ day
- Wide range of other paid leave options
- Access to specialist health and wellbeing advice via Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Access to ongoing learning, training, and development
About the Company
- Australian Red Cross operates under a hybrid working model.
- This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award.
- Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre.
- We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations.
- We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
- Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
Equal Opportunity
- We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations.