Legal Counsel

ABOUT BYGEN:

Bygen is an Australian cleantech company commercialising a proprietary low-temperature

activation process that produces activated carbon from sustainable biomass feedstocks. Bygen is

moving from technology development into commercial deployment, working with customers and

partners in Australia and internationally.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Bygen is moving from a technology story to a commercial one. The volume and complexity of our

customer-facing agreements - term sheets, supply contracts, licensing arrangements and cross-

border dealings - has grown beyond a model where commercial positions are settled by the team

and only tested once they reach external counsel. By then they have usually hardened. This role

brings commercial legal judgement into the business earlier, before that point.

This is not a sole general counsel role, and it does not replace our external counsel, who continue

to handle specialist and heavy transactional work. It is the commercial first line, and the interface

between the business and its advisers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Commercial legal, first line. Reviewing and negotiating customer term sheets, customer

agreements and activated carbon supply contracts. Working alongside the commercial team to

shape positions before documents are exchanged, and giving clear, practical recommendations on

where to hold and where to concede.

Standard-form suite and playbook. Building and maintaining Bygen's template agreements and

negotiation parameters, so recurring issues are resolved once rather than re-argued deal by deal.

This is a defined priority in the early part of the engagement.

External counsel management. Scoping and briefing external counsel, triaging what needs

specialist input and what can be handled internally, and helping manage external legal spend.

Governance and company secretarial support. Preparing Board and committee papers, minutes

and resolutions; maintaining statutory registers and attending to regulatory filings; supporting the

policy framework; and helping ensure compliance with the company's shareholder, financing and

constitutional arrangements.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Admitted to practice in Australia, with a current or readily reinstatable practising

certificate.

• Solid corporate and commercial grounding, gained at a quality practice (mid-tier or better)

and / or in-house.

• Sound commercial judgement: the ability to identify what matters, set aside what does

not, and give a clear recommendation rather than a list of risks.

• Comfort working with autonomy and limited supervision in a small team.

Desirable

• Cross-border commercial experience.

• Exposure to early-stage or high-growth companies.

• Capital raising or venture financing experience.

• Company secretarial or governance experience. This can be picked up on the job and is not

essential.

ENGAGEMENT

Casual employment.

Work offered on an as-needed basis, expected to average around 1.5 days per week, with a higher

volume anticipated over the first two to three months.

Remote-first and flexible, candidate ideally in Eastern Australia time zone.