Legal Counsel
Core
Provide legal advice and support for major infrastructure and engineering projects in NSW/ACT, focusing on commercial agreements, contract negotiations, and project delivery issues.
Role type
Junior to mid-level in-house legal counsel (generalist with projects focus)
Builds
Commercial agreements, project contracts, and legal resources for infrastructure and engineering teams
Domain
Infrastructure, engineering, construction, and energy
Required skills
Commercial contract drafting and negotiation, legal advice to technical teams, claims and dispute avoidance, government procurement compliance, employment law, privacy, intellectual property, corporate governance, legislative compliance, legal technology adoption
Preferred skills
Experience in construction or general corporate law, interest in infrastructure/energy/water/transport/engineering, familiarity with claims/insurance/probity/litigation, AI-supported legal tools
Technologies
AI-supported legal tools
Responsibilities
Review and draft commercial agreements, advise on contract finalization and execution, support bid and tender teams, advise on variations and claims, assist with professional indemnity and litigation, advise on government procurement and conflicts, support employment and IP matters, contribute to contract templates and training
Seniority
Junior to mid-level, mentored by Senior Legal Counsel