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Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based in over 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and self-motivated lawyer to join our Australian General Counsel and Compliance team. Reporting directly to the Australian Head of Risk & General Counsel this role is part of the senior team responsible for the overall operation of the firm's Australian general counsel, risk management and compliance function.

The key responsibilities and requirements for this role are as follows:

Responsibilities

• Assisting with oversight of the firm's engagement terms with our clients, including reviewing proposed departures from the firm's standard engagement terms, and reviewing and advising on engagement terms proposed by clients/prospective clients.
• Supporting periodic review of the firm's risk management manual, and risk management policies and practice standards, and in their implementation, including secondments, political donations, whistleblowing, external appointments, securities dealing, privacy, information security, insider dealing, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering and workplace health & safety.
• Assisting with oversight of the firm's supplier contract policy, including with due diligence in respect of prospective suppliers and review of proposed supply terms.
• Reviewing and negotiating various agreements required from time to time to support our legal practice and/or operations, including non-disclosure agreements, escrow agreements, reliance and non-reliance agreements and secondment agreements.
• Developing and delivering risk management and compliance training to both lawyers and non-legal staff, including training in respect of our policies and practice standards.
• Helping partners and other lawyers with their compliance with their professional duties under the Legal Profession Uniform Law and other regulatory obligations.
• Supporting with the provision of secretarial services in respect of our Risk Committee, and Board meetings of the firm's associated companies, including assisting to set the agendas for, and producing Minutes of, those meetings.
• Participating in and advising on special projects from time to time.

Requirements

• Experience working as a General Counsel in a law firm or inhouse legal team.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements.
• The ability to persuade, influence and build relationships with all stakeholders, including senior management, partners, business services heads and counterparts in our other offices globally.
• Working knowledge of project management and process improvement methodologies.
• Strong written, drafting, verbal communication and presentation skills

The successful candidate will need to be an engaging, collaborative, and proactive individual. At Norton Rose Fulbright, you will be rewarded with genuine career prospects and an inclusive, high performing team environment renowned for its collaborative culture, passion for client service and professional development opportunities. Remuneration will be commensurate with relevant experience.

We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tier employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian Workplace Equality Index. In 2023 we were re-accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible and hybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
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If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if the application portal is inaccessible to you, please don't hesitate to contact Yvette Borradale on 03 8686 6003 or yvette.borradale@nortonrosefulbright.com for a confidential discussion.

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like a confidential discussion before applying, please contact Yvette Borradale (03) 8686 6003 or Scott Baker (02) 9330 8578.