Legal Counsel
SGS
- Notting Hill, VIC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide general commercial law advice including advice on business transactions, drafting, advising on and negotiating commercial contracts and tender submissions, business/asset acquisitions and disposals
- Provide advice on privacy law issues including managing the Group's Privacy Compliance Programme and acting as the Group's Data Protection Officer;
- Provide advice on trade practices (Competition and Consumer) law issues including managing the Group's Competition and Consumer Law Compliance Programme;
- Identify and manage legal risks in relation to claims, contracts and operations;
- Develop internal governance, risk or compliance related policies where required;
- Provide briefing and education sessions to management and staff on regulatory compliance and legal issues generally;
- Liaise with the Group's external legal advisors and other stakeholders as required and Geneva HQ based legal and other staff as well as other SGS staff internationally.
- Qualified as a solicitor in Australia for unrestricted practice
- Minimum of 4 years' experience with a reputable medium or large law firm(s)
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as in-house counsel ideally in a multi-national setting
- General Commercial, Privacy, Competition and Consumer law experience (Intellectual Property and Information Technology law experience will be an asset)
- As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
- Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
- Corporate health & wellbeing offers
- Ongoing learning & development
- Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
- SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback