Head of Legal

Job title: Head of Legal

Company: Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment


Job description: The businessOur client is a dynamic Adelaide based business with significant assets and a proven track record. Joining the business at a senior level, with close engagement with the senior executives, this role will encourage you to use your commercial and entrepreneurial skills to full effect.The roleThis role represents a rare opportunity for an astute senior level lawyer with strong legal, commercial and interpersonal skills to work closely with senior executives in the business to produce nimble and commercially savvy legal advice. Suited to a front-end lawyer, with demonstrated property, constrcution or commercial experience, you will advise on acquisitions and investments, developments and leasing, negotiate contracts, brief out disputes and manage external providers, and give pro-active advice.The benefitsThis is a chance for a pragmatic and focused lawyer to take on responsibility for a collection of matters including a significant asset portfolio, and to help shape the legal affairs of the business. You will jump at the chance to have a rare level of autonomy and to contribute to decision making as you get to know the core business objectives and the issues the business faces. A hands-on role, you will provide honed advice and help set the business up for continued success.What you will needIn addition to sound legal skills and quality and commercial experience, you will bring enthusiasm and interpersonal skills, and a keen interest in achieving commercial objectives. Suited to lawyers who back themselves and have roughly 8-15 years of experience gained in a quality commercial firm or in-house team.To applyTo be considered email a CV in confidence to or contact Paul Burgess on 0414 687 629. This is an Adelaide based role.

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Location: Adelaide, SA

Job date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:35:29 GMT

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