Legal Counsel | Client Contracting (Commercial) | Manager

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Job Description & Summary

At PwC Australia you will assist in developing innovative business offerings offer legal guidance on client contracts global agreements clients and solutions. As a lawyer in our in-house Client Contracting Commercial team youll play a vital role in monitoring legal and regulatory changes and developing flexible creative and innovative solutions to business problems working with clients across the business and collaborating within the PwC Network

Why PwC

At PwC Australia your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance technology energy and healthgiving you the chance to make a real impact. Here your growth is our priority. Youll work with leading teams explore new technologies and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370000 people who value bold ideas collaboration and lasting change. Together were building trust and shaping the future.

What youll do:

• Provide trusted and sensible advice on client contracting matters.
• Provide oral and written legal advice to stakeholders on a range of client contracting matters.
• Undertake legal analysis and provide clear plain English advice to management on commercial arrangements and legal obligations.
• Draft review and negotiate a range of client contracts such as PwC Australia engagement letters master service agreements and statements of work on client paper global framework agreements inter-firm agreements secondment agreements non-disclosure agreements and hold harmless letters.
• Develop practice innovation to improve how the team delivers legal services to our clients.
• Deliver training/presentations.
• Monitor legal and regulatory changes and develop flexible creative and innovative solutions to business problems.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization and particularly with PwCs risk and compliance teams.
• Follow escalation protocols and pathways and consult senior lawyers as required
• Mentor and supervise team members including reviewing work and providing direction on their matters.
• Provide focused and pragmatic solutions to address legal risk and business problems.

What were looking for:

• You must have a minimum of 6 years PQE with a commercial contracting background.
• You have post-admission experience in the area of commercial contracting ideally with some private practice -house experience/secondment to a service provider organisation would be beneficial.
• You have experience and confidence in dealing with and assisting stakeholders including an ability to draft clear and precise legal documents and communications.
• You have strong technical knowledge in commercial contracting.
• You have experience working within teams of lawyers and supporting and consulting senior lawyers.
• You have excellent interpersonal and commercial skills as well as an ability to build relationships and influence with impact.
• You have the ability to identify and consider critical and key issues assess and articulate legal risks (including likelihood and impact) so the business can make informed risk-based commercial decisions.
• You have the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and projects.
• You have a genuine interest in improving practice innovation and digitization.

What youll gain:

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here.

This role is being offered as a12 monthparentalleave cover.

Ready to grow here and go further Join PwC Australia as a lawyer in our in-house Client Contracting Commercial team and make an impact that goes beyond the expected. Apply now and take your next step with a team shaping the future.

Were committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect irrespective of their actual or assumed background disability neurodivergence or any other protected want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection the application form you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.

No Agencies Please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications direct from individuals.

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