Our client is a long-established, specialist construction subcontractor delivering projects across Australia. Until now, their contract work has been handled part-time. They are now creating a dedicated in-house Legal Counsel role for someone who can take ownership of it from day one.

This is a hands-on position with direct access to senior management and real influence over how contractual risk is managed. It suits a construction or commercial lawyer with anywhere from 3 to 10+ years’ PQE who wants responsibility, autonomy and a stable, practical role rather than a large corporate legal team.

The role

• Review and negotiate D&C subcontracts with main contractors
• Prepare departures tables, draft special conditions and negotiate contractual amendments
• Identify, assess and mitigate contractual risks
• Review warranties, deeds and other associated documents
• Manage negotiations through to final agreement and execution
• Develop and implement internal commercial risk assessment and approval procedures
• Run internal project contractual risk review meetings
• Report to management on negotiation progress, outstanding issues, material risks and matters requiring approval or escalation
• Brief and manage external legal advisers on complex or specialist matters, including their advice and costs

About you

• Admitted lawyer with 3 to 10+ years’ PQE and a current practising certificate permitting unsupervised in-house practice
• Sound knowledge of construction contract conditions, typical subcontract departures and risk allocation
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• Practical commercial judgement and a level-headed approach to resolving contractual issues
• Able to work independently and set up practical internal processes
• Experience acting for construction subcontractors is advantageous. Façade industry experience is not required

What’s on offer

• Salary to suit your experience, plus superannuation
• Permanent full-time, or permanent part-time at 3–5 days per week
• Based at the Botany head office, working on-site initially
• Genuine autonomy to build and run the legal function in a practical way
• Direct access to, and influence with, senior management
• A stable, hands-on position in a respected, established business

If you’re a construction or commercial lawyer, in private practice or already in-house, who wants a practical, influential role where your experience is valued, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Now

Send your CV to Daniel Cappellacci at daniel@gorillajobs.com.au or call/text 0468 718 155 for a confidential discussion.
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