Legal Counsel — The Rocks, Sydney

5 year PQE lawyer experienced in projects, construction, or property law sought to join a leading player in the transport infrastructure industry. Transport infrastructure industry, exciting projects Opportunity to broaden your skills Great culture and team, mentoring and training The Client Our client is a major player in the aviation industry. It is committed to providing the highest standards of customer service and delivering world-class passenger experience. The business is underpinned by values of integrity, honesty and always doing the right thing. The Role This role offers responsibility, autonomy, and a variety of interesting, challenging work, and a collaborative team environment. You will be part of the legal team and will be involved in exciting key projects. You will be a business partner to various business units including Development, Facilities, and Procurement. Your role will include construction projects, contracting, dispute resolution, the development of policies and compliance. Working as part of a team and across the business you will be required to influence the business to achieve outcomes. Your role will also include developing and managing relationships with multiple stakeholders including external lawyers. About You You will be a construction and projects lawyer with 5 year’ PQE. Your experience will include drafting, negotiating, and advising on contractual arrangements, managing litigation and disputes, and advising on regulatory matters. Your technical skills are complimented by your maturity, judgement, and confidence and your accountability for the delivery of services and outcomes. You will have strong people and influencing skills, enjoy working as part of a team, and are able to manage stakeholders. Your ‘can do”’ results-oriented, meticulous, practical approach and your organisational skills will hold you in good stead in this role. Your confidence to deliver accurate and commercially practical solutions, your abilities to juggle priorities and to work calmly and effectively in fast paced, pressured environments will be critical to your success. What is in it for you? This is a rare career opportunity. This role will offer you a leading, cutting-edge environment, quality work, and a visible role as a key business partner. You will enjoy high quality, challenging work at an exciting time of our client’s business. More importantly, you will be able to see the impact of your work and will also feel connected. The environment is collaborative and supportive, and it is a great place to work. You will be part of a close-knit team where everyone helps each other out and enjoys being part of a great organisational culture. As part of the business, you will also benefit from our client’s commitment to developing initiatives that make the organisation an even better place to work in relation to culture, working flexibly and leave, leadership, learning and development, employee health, safety, and well-being. This is a rare and excellent step into a high profile and dynamic business offering a great culture, great work, training, and development. The role also offers a broader experience which will enable you to broaden your skills into practice areas such as infrastructure and energy. Location: Sydney For further information on this position please contact Nick Robertson at Mahlab: Ref: 1600391 P: (02) 9241 1199 E: [email protected] Mahlab is Australia’s leading independent legal search firm. We specialise in placing lawyers into corporations and private practice law firms throughout Australia and internationally. For industry and salary advice, or to submit an enquiry, please visit our website www.mahlab.com.au or contact us in Sydney (02) 9241 1199 and Melbourne (03) 9629 2111.

Applications close Sunday, 8 June 2025
Take me to the job
Find more jobs nearby: Sydney, Woolloomooloo, Barangaroo, The Rocks, Haymarket.