Senior Legal Counsel (Fixed Term)
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