Senior Legal Counsel - Sydney Based

Location: Sydney
Discipline: in-house counsel
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $330k + Bonuses
Contact name: Craig Ashton-Sward

Contact email: craig@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: SIH260824
Published: 20 days ago
  • Senior In-House Legal Counsel | Major Energy Infrastructure Projects
  • Prominent International Renewable Energy Company
  • Sydney Based
This is a fantastic opportunity for any lawyer considering a move in/to Sydney to join the NSW operations of a leading international renewable energy company that operates in over 40 countries. Guided by core values that emphasise a strong commitment to clients and employees, as well as excellence in environmental management, this organisation offers an exciting career path.
  
As the Senior In-House Counsel reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering legal services on major infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Your role will include:
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts for pipelines and associated infrastructure, advising on pipeline tenure and statutory rights, procurement contract negotiation, and general corporate advisory.
  • Overseeing project development and financing.
  • Assessing organisational risks and implementing effective risk management programs.
  • Providing strategies for contract management, claims, and dispute resolution.
You should be proactive and adaptable, with the ability to work independently, make well-informed decisions, and influence others with clarity and logic.
  
In this dynamic legal team, you will leverage your technical legal skills and commercial insight to contribute significantly to the organisation’s success.

Candidates should have at least 10 years of recent post-admission experience in front-end renewable energy, resources, or infrastructure projects, preferably in a similar in-house role or at a top or mid-tier firm.
  
Applicants must be admitted solicitors in any Australian jurisdiction, possess a current unrestricted practising certificate, and be either an Australian citizen or have the right to work in Australia.

OUR EXPERIENCE

With 30 years as specialist consultants to the legal profession, Law Staff has an impressive history of facilitating discreet moves for lawyers at all levels and has an uncompromising commitment to confidentiality. 

Most importantly, we treat this as a two-way information sharing session to allow you to make an informed decision whether to move forward with an expression of interest to this employer.

We will only ever confer with our client after you have done your research and at a time when you have expressed in writing that you are ready to take that cautious next step. Absolutely everything stays in the vault until that time. 

THE NEXT STEP

Law Staff offers all Lawyers a 'virtual meeting' over Zoom, Teams, or FaceTime. Alternatively, we have a lounge room setting for a relaxed confidential discussion over coffee/tea, allowing you to comfortably provide us with an understanding of your skills as well as ideals around your next role. We are full in our disclosure and by the end of the meeting you will be provided with a detailed profile of this role and other opportunities for you to research at your leisure. To request a confidential meeting, please click APPLY and upload your Profile. Alternatively quote Ref: SIH260824 and email your Resume to either:
  • Craig Ashton-Sward – craig@lawstaff.com.au
If this roles is not entirely suitable then we would still enjoy the opportunity of hearing from you. We often work on roles that are not advertised, with a range of positions across private practice and in-house.  

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Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted in the first instance.