Associate, Legal & Contract Management

The Associate, Legal & Contract Management will support the Senior Manager – Contracts and Commercial, the Senior Associate – Legal in the Australian legal team and the Vena Energy legal team across the APAC region. The role will support the SMCC by being responsible for managing and ensuing compliance with VEA key contracts (by using and maintaining obligations trackers), receiving, considering and issuing contract notices, participating in and note-taking for contractor and counterparty meetings (including construction steering committees), obtaining lenders consents and approvals and assisting to resolve contractor claims and disputes. The role will also support the Senior Associate – Legal and the Vena Energy’s APAC legal team with general ‘flow work’ and a broad range of other transactions and projects. By taking on these and other responsibilities, the role will free up the SCCM and Senior Associate – Legal to focus on more value-add work in Australia and the Senior Associate –Legal to be a more available resource for complex work. The Associate, Legal & Contract Management is also a part of the Regional Legal Team and will assist this team from time to time, as requested, together with other Australian Legal Team members.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Receive, consider and advise on key contract notices for VEA 
• Draft and issue key contract notices for VEA 
• Prepare and maintain material obligations trackers for key VEA contracts and use these tools to monitor and ensure that the business complies with its contractual commitments 
• Prepare requests for approval from lenders under financing documents and track responses from lenders 
• Attend contractor and counterparty meetings with SMCC to minute conversations and actions arising from meetings 
• Assist the Senior Associate – Legal with daily flow work, NDAs, TOBs, MOUs, purchase orders, services agreements, term sheets, ITTs and board resolutions (financial closings) 
• Assist the Senior Associate – Legal and GM Legal & Commercial with more complex legal matters, including drafting legal advice (for review); reviewing and amending complex commercial agreements and contributing to the resolution of complex legal disputes including deeds of settlement. 
• Assist Vena Energy’s Regional Legal Team from time to time, including daily flow work, regional initiatives, EPC contract negotiation and Contract Management in Vena Energy’s operating jurisdictions, transactional work, contract templates, and any other work as requested 
• Assist the Legal Team with local compliance matters from time to time

Education:

• Bachelor of Laws

Experience:

• 2-3 years law firm in commercial practice 

Technical / Professional Skills:

• Contract review and drafting 
• Providing legal advice 
• Strong communication (oral and writing skills) 

Good to have:

• Basic Excel skills 
• Due Diligence 
• Compliance and/or corporate secretarial experience 
• Experience in cross border transactions

Non-Technical / Soft Skills:

• Strong teamwork 
• Work independently 
• Industry interest and engagement 
• Flexibility on work scope and willingness to take on new assignments and challenges, regardless of country and jurisdiction.

Good to have:

• Ability to prioritise 
• Self-confidence 
• Self-starter 

Perks: 

•   Wellbeing program (VEvolution)– Reimagining employee benefits through the following three (3) pillars: 
  • Flexibility – inflation support allowance that empower employees to spend on benefits according to personal lifestyle needs through the monthly Flexi-Lifestyle Dollars.    
  • Care - Six (6) days of Flexi Family Leave to support employees in their caregiving responsibilities, as well as for important life events such as marriage and birthday. 
  • Mindfulness - Access to MindFi (our EAP partner) platform, for a range of resources, including counselling and guidance on challenges and issues faced.     
• Recognition incentives program (Vena Stars): Recognizing and rewarding our employees through a recognition framework that encourages a culture of appreciation and teamwork. 
• Paid volunteer leave: In supporting employee efforts, we offer two (2) days volunteer leave to encourage our employees to give back to the community. 
• Professional development:We invest in our employees' growth and offer access to online learning resources, as well as opportunities for training and career advancement. 
• Employee engagement: We promote a positive work environment with social events and team-building activities that encourage teamwork and camaraderie. 
• Paid parental leave: We support our employees' families by offering a top-up payment to supplement government-funded parental leave entitlements. 
• Group insurance coverage: We provide insurance coverage for our employees and their families, giving them financial protection and peace of mind. 

Please note that the benefits listed above are subject to the terms and conditions of the company's policies and procedures, which may be subject to change at the employer’s discretion. 

Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your interest in this role and thank you for taking the time to apply.