Current Salary Band: $202,679.98 – $224,779.94 + Superannuation
Norwest Recruitment is partnering with a highly regarded and progressive public sector organisation to recruit an experienced Principal Solicitor for a six-month fixed term contract.
This is a rare opportunity for a senior legal professional to lead complex legal matters, provide strategic advice to executive stakeholders and play a key role in supporting organisational governance, risk and decision-making.
About the Opportunity Reporting to a senior executive, you will be responsible for delivering high-level legal advice across a broad range of matters while leading and mentoring legal professionals within a collaborative and high-performing team.
You will act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership, ensuring legal risks are appropriately managed and that the organisation continues to operate within a robust governance framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, practical and commercially focused legal advice to executive leadership.
- Manage complex legal matters including litigation, statutory interpretation, contracts, governance and regulatory issues.
- Lead, mentor and develop members of the legal team.
- Manage external legal providers where required.
- Draft, review and negotiate complex legal documentation.
- Identify legal and organisational risks and provide practical solutions.
- Support organisational compliance with relevant legislation and governance obligations.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while delivering exceptional client service.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Admission as an Australian Legal Practitioner with a current practising certificate.
- Significant post-admission experience in government, local government or a large complex organisation.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters across multiple areas of law.
- Strong leadership capability with experience mentoring or managing legal professionals.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with sound commercial judgement.
- The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Six-month fixed term contract.
- Opportunity to work on high-profile, complex and meaningful legal matters.
- Collaborative executive environment with genuine influence on organisational outcomes.
- Immediate commencement available.
Nicole Sisinni
Executive Recruiter
Norwest Recruitment
0488 810 185
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. The identity of the hiring organisation will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates during the recruitment process.
