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Senior Legal Counsel - People & Conduct

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid

Core

Senior legal counsel providing strategic advice on employment, administrative, and discrimination law disputes for a university.

Role type

Senior IC legal counsel (people & conduct)

Builds

Policies, procedures, and legal strategies for employment and workplace relations

Domain

Higher education + employment law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Dispute management, strategic legal advice, policy development, litigation support, evidence preparation, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Commercial acumen, influencing, negotiation, autonomous work

Technologies

Court, Tribunal, Commission proceedings

Responsibilities

Provide strategic legal advice on employment and discrimination law; Develop policies and procedures; Manage and resolve workplace and student complaints and investigations; Lead preparation of evidence and submissions for Court and Tribunal proceedings; Monitor emerging employment and workplace issues

Seniority

Senior, 10+ years PQE