
Senior Legal Counsel – Construction – Mining Company
Dovetail Legal Solutions Pty Ltd
Posted 25 days ago
SUMMARY:-
Excellent opportunity for a front-end construction lawyer to join a leading mining company's collaborative legal team for nine months from mid-March.
THE COMPANY:-
Blue-chip global mining company with over 25,000 employees and significant operations in Australia.
THE ROLE:-
- Predominately front-end construction matters, but there may be some back-end work.
- Raw materials contracts to review as well as general procurement work.
- 9-month contract to start mid-March 2025
- Preferably full-time time, but depending on experience, may consider part-time.
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Brisbane CBD location
ABOUT YOU:
- You have a current Australian Practicing Certificate and 6+ years post-qualification experience, including experience gained in a reputable firm and/or in-house legal team.
- You have at least five years of negotiating and drafting a wide variety of construction contracts and applying them practically within an organisation/s.
- Any experience in a mining company or a company that services a mining company would be useful but not essential.
- You effectively influence, manage, and successfully collaborate and communicate with multiple stakeholders across all levels of a diverse institution.
- You can manage and prioritise your workload, understand and balance risk, and provide clear, simple and to-the-point advice to others in the business.
- You are self-aware, grounded, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, are proficient in technology, are comfortable operating autonomously, adapt quickly to changing priorities, are calm and considerate, and practical with common sense.
- You will need to be a good Construction – not only technically but also able to implement and communicate practical solutions
ON OFFER:
- Gain fantastic front-end construction experience within a leading global mining company
- Learn and grow within a leading and supportive team
- Excellent support from the organisation, the broader legal team and the supervisor.
- An excellent and rare opportunity for a Construction Lawyer to work in a cutting-edge legal team
- Would consider part-time and/or remote working for the right lawyer
- Varied and interesting construction and commercial work
- Competitive remuneration
NEXT STEPS:
This role is being filled quickly, so if you would like to explore this opportunity further, please apply, and we will contact you shortly.
Alternatively, if you would like to have a confidential conversation first, please contact Lee Hogben at Dovetail Legal Solutions at [email protected] – to arrange an initial chat.
DOVETAIL
Founded in 2015, Dovetail is Australia's only dedicated in-house legal recruiter. We've made over 400 placements, assisted hundreds of companies, and helped grow the careers of thousands of lawyers. Call us to see if we can help you. www.dovetaillaw.com.au
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