- Continue to broaden and build on your legal experience and knowledge
- Sydney CBD based, 12-month contract, offering work/home flexibility
- ASX listed company with diverse career opportunities
About the role
As part of a dedicated team of experienced lawyers, you will be responsible for assisting the lawyers within the team with:
- Providing company secretarial and corporate governance support across the Stockland Group. This includes but is not limited to, attending to ASX/ASIC lodgements, maintenance of statutory registers, company, and trust establishment, preparing circular resolutions, preparation of documentation for and assisting in the holding of the AGM, managing dividend and distribution payments and allotment of securities.
- Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement in governance practices and providing corporate governance support to Group Legal and other key stakeholders as required.
- Assist with general corporate legal matters including the review and negotiation of agreements across the group functions of Stockland Group. This includes providing legal support to internal teams on contractual matters related to technology, privacy, data security and protection, marketing, and procurement.
- Undertake or participate in ad hoc legal projects as required.
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the preparation and delivery of internal training on legal topics.
- Contribute to the preparation and updating of precedent documents used across the Corporate & Regulatory team.
- Contribute to team success by collaborating with other team members, sharing ideas and knowledge, and seeking to learn from team members.
- Enhance Stockland's Operational Risk leadership practices and reputation by adhering to relevant compliance and regulatory obligations; participating in operational risk training; and contributing to the development and review of operational risk procedures.
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications
- Hold valid practicing certificate permitting practice in New South Wales
- 1-2 years PQE
- You are commercially minded and solutions driven
- You have some experience reviewing documents and providing legal advice under supervision
- Importantly you enjoy working as part of a collaborative team and have the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive, collaborative approach
- Always striving for excellence, you are committed to achieving quality outcomes and you can prioritise a busy work schedule
At Stockland we are a community delivering outcomes that benefit the community at large. We work collaboratively and inclusively, building strong working relationships. Our portfolio is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. We are committed to providing our people with broad experiences to build a successful career.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and work life-quality and over 80% of our employees have informal or formal flexible work arrangements. Additionally, Stockland has a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes through an inclusive and collaborative culture. Our customers come from diverse backgrounds and we want our teams to reflect this.
We offer competitive remuneration and benefits. Benefits include free to access or subsidised lifestyle, health, wellbeing, and financial services products.
Due to the nature of this role, we can only accept applications from Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Open Work Visa holders with more than 12 months validity from their role start date.
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