Legal Counsel -12 Month Max Term Contract

• A great opportunity to work with one of Australia’s largest general insurers
• Open to Sydney candidates only - Flexible / Hybrid
• Excellent opportunity for an experienced corporate/commercial law specialist

About Hollard

Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and one of Australia’s largest general insurers Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, bicycle and pet, in proud partnership with some of Australia's biggest consumer brands and broker businesses. As an independent and privately owned company, we believe we can go further together – for our people, customers, communities and partners – through an innovative approach to providing insurance.

Our state-of-the-art facilities in North Sydney reflect our commitment to providing innovative workspaces that support hybrid and remote work.

Your Team

Reporting into the Senior Legal Counsel, this is a great opportunity to hit the ground running and make a difference in a dynamic and fast-moving business. You will be part of a small and highly regarded Group Legal Team, working alongside experienced lawyers on corporate and financial services matters, with a strong focus on commercial contract review and legal advisory

Your Role

As a key member of a highly regarded Legal team, you will report into and work closely with the e Senior Legal Counsel on corporate and financial services matters, focusing on commercial contract review. You will assist in providing specialist and tailored legal advice to support the strategic and operational objectives of the business.

Your duties and responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and guidance to the company on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues of importance to the business
• Support the Senior Legal Counsel in advising the Executive Leadership Team and Senior Management on strategic legal matters providing proactive legal support and advice for business initiatives and projects
• Assist in the preparation of board and committee reporting requirements relevant to the legal function
• Support the Senior Legal Counsel in executing the Legal strategy that supports and enables the Hollard Group strategy
• Identify and mitigate legal risks for Group entities, including creating and maintain best practice standards, templates, document repositories and appropriate retention of data

About You

• Demonstrated experience in General corporate and commercial matters experience providing legal advice to internal teams on contractual and other legal risk matters in respect of technology, privacy, marketing and procurement.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating autonomously a range of commercial contracts including technology agreements like IT MSAs, Licensing Agreements, consulting agreements, supplier service agreements and NDAs.
• Exposure to corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, business sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructures and corporate reorganisation is required
• Strong ability to build relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels and display strong business judgement and analysis
• Good legal research skills with ability to access current and correct legal information (cases, legislation and articles) with a strong attention to detail.

Working at Hollard

At Hollard, you’ll discover an environment where you can truly make an impact. We offer the best of both worlds – the opportunity, agility and creativity of a company growing with scale, alongside a focus on becoming a catalyst for enduring, positive, social change.

We’re a tight-knit team, where authentic voices and unique perspectives matter. We work supportively, collaboratively and inclusively to help shape our future and create shared value for our communities.

Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance. We’re also unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences, including as it relates to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity.

We’re building something special. Working closely with our industry partners to reshape insurance for the better, we’re people changing insurance.

Please note:

Even if you don’t meet all our selection criteria, we encourage you to apply.

A full background check will be completed on the successful applicant.

We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies and kindly request that no unsolicited resumes are sent to Hollard in relation to this role or others. Only direct applications will be considered.

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