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SalaryIn this role you’ll be a leader of WTW’s legal function in Asia and Australasia. You’ll be responsible for managing a team of attorneys and support staff and may serve on various committees across the region. This role can be based in either Melbourne or Sydney.
The Role
- Manage the provision of general legal, transactional and regulatory advice to the Asia and Australasian Risk & Broking business leadership teams
- Manage day-to-day legal issues in the Australasian business and the Pacific Islands
- Serve as trusted adviser and resource on legal matters for the above-mentioned business teams
- Drive functional projects and improvement initiatives aligned to business objectives
- Lead, motivate and manage a professional team, including the monitoring of colleague wellbeing and progress against inclusion and diversity objectives
- Undertake and oversee effective engagement with the company’s business clients, government regulators, vendors, external lawyers, trade bodies and other parties
- Manage legal issues effectively and efficiently in line with WTW objectives and values and within company and entity risk appetites
- Manage departmental spend in accordance with budgeted spend and Outside Counsel Guidelines
- Work with the broader global legal and OGC (Office of General Counsel) teams as a high-functioning and collaborative group
- Effectively use management information together with efficient and timely upwards reporting of all key issues and recommendations to the General Counsel (International region)
