Hassell

Senior Legal Counsel

Hassell  •  Sydney, AU (Hybrid)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

With eight design studios worldwide, chances are you've encountered our work. We specialise in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban design. Our diverse, multi-disciplinary team brings together a wealth of skills and perspectives that unlock the economic, social, and cultural potential of projects.

Across our studios we connect insight and creativity, creating a better future by designing the world’s best places – places people love, is what drives us.

At Hassell, we're dedicated to sustainability and regenerative design. Our designers play a pivotal role in shaping a better future for communities and our planet. Join us in making a lasting impact.

Hassell, a leading global design practice, is looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team and provide expert legal support across the Hassell group. Working closely with our Company Secretary / General Counsel, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to broaden your experience across a diverse range of legal, commercial and project-related matters within a collaborative and supportive environment.

This opportunity will suit a lawyer with 4+ years’ post-admission experience, ideally gained at a well-regarded Australian law firm, and with exposure to clients in the construction, consultancy or built environment sectors.

About the role

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will support the business on a wide range of matters, with a strong focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiating key agreements, including:

  • consultancy and sub-consultancy agreements
  • confidentiality agreements and NDAs
  • project contracts and service agreements
  • deeds of novation
  • certificates
  • joint venture agreements
  • premises lease agreements
  • supplier agreements

You will also:

  • Support and mentor a team member
  • provide legal research and advice on a range of issues across Australian and international operations
  • identify and report legal risks in a timely and practical way
  • maintain records of material agreements
  • advise on legal developments and their impact on the business
  • support project teams with legal advice on claims, disputes and debt recovery
  • assist with a variety of broader legal and commercial matters as required

Qualifications

About you

You will bring:

  • Qualified lawyer with a current Australian Legal Practice Certificate
  • 4 + years’ post-admission experience
  • Experience gained in a well-regarded Australian law firm is strongly preferred
  • Experience advising clients in the construction, infrastructure, engineering, professional services or built environment sectors will be highly regarded
  • Strong experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
  • Demonstrated ability to provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice
  • Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders
  • Proactive, collaborative and able to manage competing priorities effectively
  • Sound commercial judgement and a pragmatic approach to risk
  • Demonstrated commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality and professional integrity

Why join Hassell?

Hassell is an international design practice known for creating places people love. Our work spans architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and strategic design across Australia, Asia, the UK and the US.

Joining Hassell means being part of a creative, globally connected business where you can:

  • make a meaningful move in-house
  • gain exposure to a broad range of legal and commercial matters
  • work closely with experienced leaders
  • contribute to projects and partnerships that shape the built environment
  • build your career in a collaborative, values-led organisation

If you are looking for a role where you can apply your legal expertise in a commercially focused, in-house environment, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Our team enjoys a wide range of benefits to support their development and well-being:

  • 16 weeks paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers.
  • A progressive flexible work policy that allows hybrid work, location flexibility and work pattern flexibility
  • Inter-studio transfer opportunities
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Development and training opportunities, including access to online training programs and our People Coach program.
  • Study assistance.

Hassell is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity. We demonstrate our commitment to reconciliation and cultural safety by fostering inclusive environments that value the cultural identities, perspectives, and practices of all individuals. We prioritise ensuring that everyone feels safe, included, and respected.

Our local studios serve as primary hubs for in-person connection and collaboration, and we offer flexible and hybrid work arrangements. Hassell encourages sustainable work hours and actively supports the holistic health and well-being of our people.

Apply Now We're a fast-paced and proactive practice, so we don't wait until applications close to review them. Submit your CV.

Please note that we do not accept speculative candidates via agencies or third parties.

Hassell

About Hassell

We are a leading international design practice with studios in Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Our purpose is to create a better future by designing the world’s best places – places people love.

Our design values are shared globally across all our studios, by the talented people who work in them: architects, interior designers, landscape architects, urban designers, planners and specialist consultants.

We work across a broad range of scales, from the interior design of a boutique retail store through to major public architecture and strategic urban planning for cities. And we work together in integrated design teams because they produce the best outcomes for our clients.

Our focus is on people and how we create better, more meaningful experiences for them. We do that through creative, holistic thinking, a deep knowledge base and a rigorous design process.

We judge the success of the buildings and places we design by the way people use and enjoy them - the clients who commission them, the people who inhabit them.

We are a Certified B Corp.

For more information on us, visit our website www.hassellstudio.com

Industry
Architecture & Engineering
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Melbourne, AU
Year Founded
1938
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