Senior Legal Counsel Corporate Legal
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Job Summary
Avant is Australias leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 Senior Legal Counsel youll take on a high-impact role at the heart of Avants legal strategy. Youll manage a diverse portfolio of corporate commercial and financial services matters helping the business navigate complex legal landscapes and make confident strategic role is critical in shaping outcomes influencing strategy and building trusted partnerships across the organisation. Youll work closely with senior stakeholders provide pragmatic solutions-focused advice and contribute to initiatives that drive Avants directly to the Head of Corporate Legal youll also help lead and mentor a small team fostering collaboration and excellence within the Corporate Legal function. The key responsibilities include:Provide technical expertise and strategic support to the Head of Corporate Legal while actively contributing to the development and positioning of the Corporate Legal Team as a true Centre of Excellence. Deliver expert legal advice across a broad range of areas to Avants businesses identifying practical solutions to minimise or mitigate legal and regulatory risk. Keep executives and business leaders informed of legal risks emerging legislation and regulatory expectations ensuring changes are clearly understood and fully embedded within the organisation. Support corporate litigation matters and liaise with regulators government bodies departments and tribunals on issues impacting Avant in collaboration with the broader Governance Risk & Resilience function. Negotiate and draft major contracts including client agreements vendor contracts and other key commercial arrangements to safeguard Avants day-to-day operations of direct reports in conjunction with the Head of Corporate Legal ensuring effective workflow management and collaboration with other senior members of the Corporate Legal be successful in this role you will have: 10 years post-qualification experience with demonstrable experience operating within a corporate in-house legal Corporate Legal Practitioner Practising Certificate in qualifications in Law (LLB or equivalent).Industry experience within general insurance or broader financial verbal and written communication commercial to engage with and manage key stakeholders across the in private practice providing corporate and commercial legal advice is highly experience mentoring and supervising lawyers/in-house Legal work at AvantDiscount of 25% on Private Health Insurance and free Salary Continuance value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with flexible work career development and internal mobility flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life career development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP).Wellbeing programs Tertiary Education Sponsorship and have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of prefer to deal with candidates directly. If you have any queries regarding the role please do not hesitate to contact Camilla Overall Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner on
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