Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial
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About Us Source Legal is an exciting, rapidly growing firm that is actively disrupting the traditional legal model. We have created a unique model where we become our clients’ in-house legal team or supplement their existing team with additional capacity or expertise. We currently do this with some of Australia’s best-known brands. At Source we are entirely value driven. We never bill by the hour and don't require our lawyers to keep track of their hours. Our focus is on client experience and giving our clients outstanding legal support. The Source Commercial Law team consists of over 30 legal professionals with extensive in-house experience. The team is known for its close-knit culture, excellent teamwork and expertise. We do high quality work in an environment that blends the best aspects of working in private practice and in-house. Source Legal has a workplace freedom policy, meaning that each person is free to choose when and where they work in alignment with providing great client service. Our lawyers can work from any Australian location, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Perth that they can be part of if they choose to. The Role As a Legal Counsel /Senior Legal Counsel you will work autonomously, but with plenty of support when you need it. You will work as a team with other lawyers to manage our wide and varied client base. Our clients are spread across many sectors and of various sizes. Because of that, the work you get will also be very varied. You will work across all areas of commercial law with a focus on property and construction related matters. You will provide in-house style legal support to our clients, meaning that your approach will be highly commercial, practical and responsive. You will build close, supportive relationships with our clients and they will see you as an extension of their team. As a Source Lawyer you will also help mentor and support other team members. You will be responsible for managing your day-to-day work, delivering expert support to clients and working within the team. Our approach is built on trust and freedom to provide a simple, better outcome for our clients and team. About You We’re looking for someone:
- With 4+ years post admission experience.
- Who has enough experience to work autonomously but also enjoys working as part of a team.
- Who has a good grounding in private practice and also experience working in-house (or is interested in an in-house style of working).
- Who has extensive experience and a genuine interest in property law and/or construction.
- Who has a genuine interest in mentoring and supporting more junior team members.
- With an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset.
- Who is highly commercial and comfortable giving pragmatic & definitive advice – no sitting on the fence.
- A self-starter who can work quickly, be adaptable, communicate clearly and be passionate about client experience.
- Interesting and challenging legal work.
- Work with a great team of commercial lawyers in a fun, collaborative and high performing team environment.
- Work autonomously, but with lots of support when you need it.
- Be at the forefront of developing new ways of providing legal services.
- No time recording.
- Create your own workplace experience – choose when and where you work in alignment with providing great client service.
- Competitive remuneration.
- People experience programs like the Da Vinci Program (get an extra weeks’ leave after completing a personal development activity) and the Adventure Club (this year trips to Darwin, Queenstown or Tasmania).
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