Corporate Lawyer

Endeavour Foundation is one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability. Our people live and breathe our purpose every day, with flexible working, great perks, and work/life balance. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture where our employees can grow, learn, and do their best work.

About the role

This role of Corporate Lawyer is supporting our in-house legal team plays a central role in supporting the organisation's strategic objectives, managing legal risk, and ensuring compliance across all business lines. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated lawyer to join a small, collaborative internal legal team and gain broad exposure across not-for-profit governance, commercial law, regulatory compliance, privacy, and gaming.

Reporting directly to the Senior Legal Manager, you will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation, providing practical, solutions-focused legal advice on a broad spectrum of issues. This role supports the delivery of timely, high-quality legal advice to the organisation to help ensure the organisation’s operations comply with relevant legislation and are conducted within acceptable risk parameters.

What you’ll do

• Work with stakeholders across the organisation to provide clear, practical legal advice on day-to-day business matters
• Review, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including supplier contracts, service agreements, deeds and confidentiality agreements
• Help identify legal and commercial risks and support the business to manage them effectively
• Keep across changes in legislation and regulation and help the organisation understand and respond to new requirements.
• Assist with privacy, governance and compliance matters, including regulatory reporting and corporate governance obligations.
• Support the Senior Legal Manager to provide responsive, day-to-day legal support to internal stakeholders under supervision

About You

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD), Current Practicing Certificate as an Australian legal practitioner
• Highly developed written communication skills with the ability to develop legal, policy and regulatory documents.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills that demonstrate a capacity to build and maintain relationships with leaders.
• Admission or eligibility for admission to the legal profession in Queensland with 2 to 5 years post admission experience in private practice or in-house.
• Desired experience in a not-for-profit organisation or similar in-house legal teams.

Benefits and Perks

• Salary Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free, and additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses
• Hybrid working environment,3 days in office & 2 days WFH per week, based in Cannon Hill Office
• Onsite Parking available
• Café in Support Office
• Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance
• Discounted family gym memberships through Fitness Passport
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Purchase Annual Leave

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you. Please click "apply" to submit your application.