AddressSummary:
This is a rare and rewarding opportunity for an experienced technology lawyer or general corporate commercial lawyer with experience with digital technology to join a highly regarded organisation where digital innovation is key to its future. You would have 3 to 5 years PQE and be ready and able to work collaboratively within the Office of General Counsel at MinterEllison and more broadly across the Firm.
The Opportunity
With an exciting digital transformation journey ahead of it, MinterEllison is looking for a dynamic lawyer experienced with digital/technology projects to join its Office of General Counsel team. You will play a key role in the Firm fulfilling our purpose: to create lasting impacts for our people, our clients and our communities.
You will work closely with our General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsels and other senior legal practitioners within the Firm's Office of General Counsel to advise and support the Firm's legal and consulting client facing teams as well as digital and other business operations teams. This unique role blends a top-tier law firm operating environment with the diversity of work and commercial perspective of an in-house role.
If you have an interest in innovation or embrace diversity of work, you will enjoy working with likeminded stakeholders across our global network on the following type of matters:
- Advising the Firm on how to best manage legal risks arising from all aspects of its digital operations, ranging from day to day asset, data and security management to major system change program management;
- Assist in negotiation of contracts for procurement of products and services, which range from enterprise IT system and telecommunication services, Cloud services, Software as a Service, facilities' asset management, sponsorships and subscriptions, training and consulting services;
- Review and assist in negotiation of technology related client engagement, tenders and contracts;
- Advising on Data Privacy related issues and incident management;
- Assist in formulating and operationalising a range of regulatory, risk and policy initiatives related to digital operations; and
- Cross collaborating on initiatives to improve internal operations and/or service offering for MinterEllison and its clients.
You will use your adaptive communication and management skills to influence a diverse set of stakeholders from Talent, Digital, Security, Procurement, Program Management, Finance, Corporate Operations as well as the partners, lawyers and consultants that deliver external client services.
At MinterEllison we support and encourage our people to work in a way that suits their needs, and we are happy to consider full-time, part-time or other flexible working arrangements in this role.
More About You
We welcome applications from lawyers who have:
- Three to five years' experience gained within a top-tier law firm or in-house legal role;
- Experience with the digital/technology industry and/or projects (transactional / complex contractual negotiation capability will be highly regarded);
- Excellent analytical and organisational skills (particularly time-management);
- Pragmatic problem solving skills;
- Ability to influence-to-lead multi-disciplinary project team members
- Demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers and stakeholders ;
- Experience with direct management (or mentoring) of junior team members;
- Growth mindset and adaptive work style.
About the Firm
MinterEllison is renowned as one of Asia Pacific's leading legal and consulting practices. What sets us apart is that we are driven by a strong sense of purpose: we endeavour to build authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Through our leading-edge innovation and our collaborative legal and consulting specialists, MinterEllison is redefining the boundaries of what it means to be a law firm.
Working at MinterEllison
We make diversity in all its forms central to collaboration. We know that when we bring together diversity of thinking, skills, experience, gender identity, backgrounds and orientations, we get better results. This is why we offer agile and alternative working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working. We offer up to 20 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer within the first 24 months following birth or adoption, and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership – all with no minimum tenure.
We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, as well as people living with a disability or who have family or carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for roles with MinterEllison.
We are recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality in Australia and hold Gold employer status with the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).
How To Apply
We prefer to connect with you directly, so please submit your CV and cover letter for consideration by clicking the 'Apply' button below. If you would like further information, please contact Nicole St John, Resourcing Lead at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
MinterEllison does not accept agency submissions unless approval to do so has been given by a member of the Resourcing Team. Approved agency submissions must be submitted through our on-line system. Candidates submitted directly to any employee or Partner of the firm will not be considered valid and will not be considered by MinterEllison. MinterEllison will not be liable for a recruitment fee in these circumstances.
