Head of Legal

Job Description

What’s in it for you?

• Lead the day-to-day legal function within a growing organization
• Work directly with senior executives on major projects and transactions
• Manage and develop a growing internal legal team

 

About your new employer:

• Join a growing and commercially focuses organisation based on Norwest
• Work across significant property, infrastructure and corporate projects
• Be part of a business undergoing continued growth and transformation

 

About the role:

• 4-5 days in office
• Lead the day-to-day delivery, prioritisation and management of the Group Legal function.
• Advise on property development, acquisitions, disposals, leasing, easements and infrastructure arrangements.
• Draft and negotiate development agreements, construction, consultancy and commercial contracts.
• Provide broader advice across corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory and dispute matters.
• Support major projects and transactions across Property, BESS and Digital Infrastructure.
• Manage disputes, external law firms, legal budgets and specialist external advice.
• Lead and mentor two paralegals and an Acquisition Transaction Manager as the team grows.

 

The ideal candidate:

• Approximately 10+ years PQE with a current NSW practising certificate.
• Strong property development and construction experience across complex transactions.
• Experience across acquisitions, disposals, development agreements, construction contracts, leasing and infrastructure.
• Ideally trained in a well-regarded private practice before moving into an in-house environment.
• Broad commercial capability across contracts, employment and disputes, with sound judgement on when to brief external counsel.
• Experience managing external law firms, legal budgets and senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong people leadership, commercial judgement and the ability to operate independently in a lean environment.
• Experience across BESS, data centres or digital infrastructure will be highly regarded.

 

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

 

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector. 

 

Contact Elvira today!

Please quote reference number EN/59919

• Call or text: 0480 042 586
• Email:  enaiman@naimanclarke.com.au
• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvira-naiman/

 

Alternatively, click apply and email your resume (in Word version only) and academic transcript.