Total 357 legal manager job vacancies in Legal / Public / Security category in Australia

This role supports the Deputy General Counsel and Company Secretary of Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang.

• Provide administrative and secretarial support to the Deputy General Counsel and Company Secretary
• Prepare high quality documents, including board and committee meeting agendas, board papers, minute templates and reviewing and formatting minutes
• Maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels including board members, executives and their EA’s.
• Liaise with broader EA team to navigate calendars for Executives and Board Members for meetings.
• Diary management, organizing meetings and coordination of post meeting actions, travel arrangements and other general administration requirements.
• Working with the Legal EA’s to provide administrative support to the Ashburton legal team (eg travel, meetings, invoicing).

• New role working with an industry leading team
• Deliver in a purpose led forward thinking organisation
• Hybrid working as standard

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

A new role working closely with the Head of Public Policy, you will have the opportunity to deliver on your extensive policy knowledge and expertise. 

The Senior Manager, Public Policy seeks to positively influence public policy in support of the best financial interests of Rest members, by working both internally and externally with a range of senior stakeholders.  

Development of public policy positions

• Working with the Head of Public Policy, work collaboratively with senior leaders and subject-matter experts across Rest to develop relevant public policy positions to enhance member investment returns.   
• This may include working across policy areas as diverse as superannuation policy, regulation of investments and taxation settings, and thematics as broad as Climate Change and Net Zero transition, clean and affordable energy, agriculture, social and affordable housing, decent work, gender equity and social and economic inequality.  
• Work to ensure policy positions are integrated, consistent, robust, aligned, evidence-based and clearly documented in Rest’s Policy Position Register.
• Prepare high-quality submissions to government on issues that are important to Rest and its members, or consult to others within Rest who are preparing such submissions.
• Prepare high-quality policy documents, white papers, position papers, presentations, briefings, etc, informed by insights and evidence which demonstrates a close connection to Rest members’ best financial interests.
• Collaborating with relevant internal teams, maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date view of policy positions held by key stakeholders and associated groups including peak industry bodies.

Supporting public policy and advocacy agenda

• Working with the Head of Public Policy, work collaboratively with senior leaders and subject-matter experts across Rest to support the development of policy advocacy strategies to further Rest members’ best financial interests, including through preparation of research, meeting briefs, advice and other strategic inputs, and through external engagement representing Rest with relevant government and industry stakeholders.
• Work to support the development of proactive advocacy strategies for policy associated with Rest’s prioritised Sustainable Development Goals of Gender Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities and Climate Action.  

Advisory and Consulting

• Provide advisory and consulting support across Rest Investments to assist in the creation, development and application of policy positions and advocacy in Rest members’ best financial interests.
• Liaise and advise as required with the Executive and other senior leaders and specialists across Rest.
• Work collaboratively as necessary with the Communications and Community team, Responsible Investments & Sustainability team, investment asset class teams and others as required on policy-related responses related to member and other stakeholder enquiries.

• 7 month fixed term contract 
• Highly varied role - work with purpose
• Hybrid working as standard

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

Working with the Group Legal Counsel and other senior members of the legal team, the role is responsible for managing legal matters relating to Rest to ensure appropriate management of Rest’s legal rights, duties and compliance.

Regulatory:

• Advise and provide guidance to business lines on legal and regulatory obligations relevant to the Trustee and Fund, including those arising under the Corporations Act, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act, other related legislation and relevant regulatory standards and guidance
• Review product disclosures, promotional materials and other member communications
• Advise on incidents and other regulatory matters, and assist with liaising with regulators where required
• Provide ongoing legal support to regulatory projects as required

Commercial:

• Manage the timely review and negotiation of contracts and legal documents

General:

• Support senior members of the Legal team in managing litigated matters and disputes, including liaising with Rest’s external legal advisers
• Assist with providing legal training to business lines

AECOM has an exciting opportunity for an admitted lawyer with up to 4 years PQE experience to join our Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Legal Team based in Melbourne. You will be advising on a wide range of transactions for a large multinational engineering consultancy firm, including drafting and negotiating project contracts and related contract documentation, managing complex disputes, and handling a wide variety of general corporate matters, including in relation to probity and conflicts management, regulatory and compliance issues, software as a service (SaaS), intellectual property and insurance matters.

AECOM works on some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects around Australia and globally, including design and construct projects, alliances and public private partnerships. As a lawyer in the VSAT region (and member of the broader ANZ Legal Team) you will assume an integral role in AECOM delivering these projects and achieving its corporate vision of delivering a better world.

You will primarily be responsible for:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating AECOM’s project contracts (including consultancy services agreements, alliance, tender services, SaaS, PM and EPCM agreements) and related ancillary documentation (including confidentiality, and JV agreements, probity deeds, and IP licenses) for a wide range of construction and engineering projects, primarily across AECOM’s VSAT region and also across ANZ (and beyond) when required.
• Providing ad-hoc legal advice regarding AECOM’s project pursuits, including in relation to bid qualification and departure statements, probity and procurement, deal structuring, conflicts management and other collateral matters arising in connection with its varied business transactions.
• Assisting with the preparation of internal project approvals;
• Engaging with internal clients (including senior management and tender teams) during the delivery phase of projects, assisting with the preparation of subcontracts and reviewing EOT, variation, and other contractual claims, and proactively managing, avoiding, and resolving project-related disputes.
• Managing claims and disputes, including judicial and administrative litigation, and drafting or settling internal and external communications with law firms, clients, and other stakeholders.