Legal Professional Opportunities
Hire Resolve is assisting legal organisations in hiring experienced legal professionals for multiple mid–senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and in-house functions across Australia. This is a multi-role hiring campaign designed to attract candidates from private practice and corporate environments, with progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as Senior Associate, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Manager, Head of Legal, Compliance Lead, or Legal Operations Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents (e.g., commercial agreements, supplier/customer contracts, NDAs, service agreements, leases)
- Support matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, privacy, procurement, governance, or property (aligned to experience)
- Manage external counsel and advisors, including budgets, timelines, and matter strategy
- Assist with legal risk assessments and recommend pragmatic mitigations aligned to business objectives
- Support dispute management, including early case assessment, correspondence, document preparation, settlement discussions, and litigation oversight where applicable
- Contribute to compliance programmes, policies, and internal controls, including monitoring regulatory updates and advising on implementation
- Maintain accurate legal records, contract repositories, and matter documentation, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate information handling
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Operations) to improve legal processes and decision-making
- Support governance processes, including board and committee documentation where relevant
- Mentor junior colleagues and promote consistent professional standards and quality