Join Versent as a Senior Legal Counsel! - PERMANENT PART TIME
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and drive commercial success while ensuring legal protection and compliance, Versent is the place for you!
We are seeking a seasoned and proactive Senior Legal Counsel to join our team. As a key member of the Commercial team, you will play a pivotal role in enabling deals with key customers, partners, and suppliers, overseeing risk and compliance, and supervising the legal team. The Senior Legal Counsel will be a key driver of our success, ensuring we hit strategic goals while staying compliant with all laws and regulations.
In this role, you'll partner with various stakeholders, navigate complex legal issues, negotiate high-value contracts, and create legal strategies that drive our business forward. You'll manage commercial contracts, offer expert legal advice across functions, and manage the risks tied to our operations.
This is a permanent part-time opportunity based in Sydney. The role requires availability for two and-a-half-day workweek, with flexibility on which days you work and the hours you choose. It's ideal for someone looking for a part-time position with a shorter work week.
Key Responsibilities - Support contract management, including negotiation, dispute resolution, and the preparation of necessary documentation.
- Primarily review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including client contracts, statements of work, vendor agreements, and partnership deals.
- Ensure compliance with legal obligations, effectively identify and manage legal risks, and align with the Group's business goals.
- Stay updated on and interpret changes in laws and regulations impacting the technology consulting industry, ensuring the company remains compliant with areas such as privacy regulations, modern slavery laws, AI, and legal innovation.
- Recognize potential legal risks and recommend strategies to minimize them.
- Represent the company in negotiations and disputes with clients, vendors, and regulatory authorities.
- Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to offer legal support and advice.
- Mentor and supervise legal team members, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
Skills Required - A qualified lawyer with demonstrated expertise in commercial law.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in commercial law, ideally with a focus on Technology, Consulting, and In-house roles.
- Extensive knowledge in commercial law, contract negotiation, data protection, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
- Proven success in negotiating high-value, complex contracts.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information to diverse audiences.
- Strong analytical skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to work proactively, independently, and effectively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Life at Versent We're a diverse team of motivated individuals who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent, we truly care about our people and focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration, and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support to deliver the best work of their careers.
What We Offer - Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing autonomy and flexibility around when you work.
- Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft.
- Access to Benefits: Enjoy a variety of rewards and benefits, including access to the Telstra My Rewards Platform.
- Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person with initiatives to support your wellbeing.
- Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.
- Recognition: We offer several reward and recognition programmes to acknowledge your contributions.
- Career opportunity: Work on diverse projects that enable you to create a brilliant career.
At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!
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About Us Versent is a leading technology consultancy. We exist to architect, build, and operate cloud-native applications, data streams, platforms, and services. We work with customers to transform their businesses through technology. Australia's leading businesses choose to partner with us because of our deep expertise and dedicated focus on ensuring customer success.
