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Senior Legal Counsel (Fixed Term)

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-10-22
Based in Australia

Core

Senior Legal Counsel providing independent expertise on contractual risks, terms, and issues across commercial documents for SLR's APAC business.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel

Builds

Commercial contracts, leases, and governance frameworks for an environmental consultancy

Domain

Environmental consulting and sustainability

Required skills

Contract review and negotiation, statutory compliance analysis, risk escalation, complex issue resolution, third-party management, legal research, policy adherence, workload prioritization, process improvement

Preferred skills

Experience in engineering or environmental science consultancies, strong consulting and facilitation skills, commercial acumen, stakeholder influence, analytical thinking

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Independently manage the review, negotiation and resolution of contracts, leases and other commercial documents; Analyse contracts to ensure compliance with statutory regulations, insurance obligations and internal policy; Provide clear, practical and commercially focused advice on contractual risk; Take ownership of complex legal and contractual issues and drive matters to resolution; Work efficiently with third parties to ensure statutory compliance; Research issues and develop solutions to resolve business issues; Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders; Work autonomously to identify priorities, risks and opportunities; Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes and governance initiatives

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC