The company:

This established not for profit continues to grow in reach and impact, supporting a clearly defined mission that delivers practical benefits to the community.

With a strong in-house legal, governance and compliance function and a culture of mentoring and development, this is a rare entry level role for a lawyer looking to launch their legal career in-house.

About the role:

Reporting to the Head of Legal, you will be part of a high performing, collaborative legal team that works across a wide range of commercial, governance, and regulatory matters.

As Legal Graduate, you will be given the opportunity to learn, contribute and grow through a range of work and structured support. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting legal team members with research, drafting and advice across areas including contracts, property, governance, privacy and employment law;
• Attending stakeholder meetings and gaining exposure to legal negotiations;
• Contributing to legal templates, processes and internal precedents;
• Monitoring the legal inbox;
• Helping to prepare legal training and briefing materials;
• Staying across legislative changes and supporting internal education;
• Participating in project work and cross-functional initiatives; and
• Learning how to simplify and communicate legal issues in a clear, practical way.

Skills/Experience:

To be considered for this opportunity, you will have:

• Completed your LLB and PLT and already be admitted (or eligible for admission) with up to 1 year post admission experience;
• Candidates with prior legal experience (including Paralegal or Law Clerk experience in private practice or in-house) will be highly regarded;
• A genuine interest in commercial, contracts and property law;
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills;
• An open minded, positive approach and willingness to learn from others; and
• A values-driven mindset and interest in working in the NFP sector.

Benefits:

• Rare entry-level opportunity in an established legal team;
• Exposure to a wide range of legal work in a supportive environment;
• Structured mentoring and access to experienced senior lawyers;
• Hybrid model with flexibility and WFH (once settled in the role);
• Salary (inclusive of super) up to ~$95k + short term incentive + NFP salary packaging benefits; and
• Future professional development opportunities.

Apply now:

Click APPLY or contact Ross Dakin at Peppercorn Recruitment on 1300 804 625 or email [email protected], quoting reference number 3928487. Please submit your resume in Word format only.

Peppercorn Recruitment has been exclusively retained to recruit this role. All third party applications will be forwarded to Peppercorn Recruitment for consideration in the process.