Legal Advisor / Contract Specialist - Australia

Description:

Legal Advisor / Contract Specialist - Australia Weir Group
Brisbane
Hybrid The Legal Advisor / Contract Specialist - Australia is responsible for assisting the Group General Counsel APAC and Senior Legal Counsel APAC in managing legal operations across Australia and (as needed) the wider Asia Pacific region. You will provide commercial contract support for customer sales and other general contract matters. This role supports Weir Group and each Weir Division and is responsible for providing practical and robust commercial contract advice and support and managing changes to legal operations across the region.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the development and management of legal operations, including identifying business operational needs and potential solutions, strategic planning, developing and rolling out business process, documentation, and legal training.
• Assist the Group General Counsel APAC and Senior Legal Counsel APAC with a broad range of contract and general legal matters across Australia and the region.
• Develop close working relationships with Weir businesses to provide timely, commercially orientated and sound contract advice, and enable business to build and grow legal maturity and acumen.
• Assist Senior Legal Counsel APAC to provide commercial contract support for customer sales and other general contract matters.
• Assist with implementation of Weir Legal policies, including the Code of Conduct, Weir Competition Manual and Weir Commercial Manual, and identify opportunities for and provide legal and compliance training.
• Identify, appoint and instruct external law firms as required.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• 5 or more years’ legal and / or commercial contract experience gained in a well-regarded law firm, in-house, or in business context either as non-lawyer / contract manager or advisor, or as lawyer (legal qualification / lawyer not essential, but highly valued).
• Industry experience highly desirable.
• Tertiary educated to degree level in Law is preferable.
• Experience working for a major international company or acting on behalf of such companies within a top-tier law firm is preferable.
• Experience working on complex international corporate and commercial transactions is highly valued.
• Excellent communication skills and commercial acumen.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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