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Legal Counsel - In House - Commercial Law

Sydney Permanent View Job Description
In house counsel opportunity in Sydney.
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  • Legal Counsel - Healthcare - Commercial Law

About Our Client

The client operates in the health care sector.

Job Description

  • Provide legal advice, support and contracting services to teams in direct and indirect markets in the Asia Pacific region with a focus on health care compliance, commercial contract drafting/review and negotiation
  • Identify, manage and mitigate legal risk and opportunity in business activities within commercial projects, including development of bespoke contracts to support new health care/med tech product offerings and services
  • Strategic advice and support to teams within the region on sales and go-to-market models and related customer contracts, third party seller arrangements and related commercial and operating models
  • Ensure consistent use of template agreements within the business (including without limitation customisation of template NDAs, service agreements, distribution agreements and consultancy agreements)
  • Legal support to functional teams (Finance, HR, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Tax, Corporate, Compliance etc) as required
  • Support on goods and services agreements for Marketing, Professional Services and Procurement functions
  • Advise and support on technology agreements
  • Supporting on M&A and integrations as required
  • Liaising with the Global IP team on intellectual property matters within the region
  • Supporting on litigation and investigations as required within the region
  • Assistance with promotional material review and digital media content review including websites (instructing external counsel where appropriate)

The Successful Applicant

  • Strong legal, analytical, communication and presentation skills for the candidate's level of experience
  • A keen interest in and ability to understand the business, its strategies, its people
  • Able to work autonomously within the role and operate at a professional level
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others, both within and outside of Legal team.
  • Strong time management skills coupled with an ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders
  • JD/Bachelor degree from a well-respected institution (Singapore/Australia/UK/US/Overseas) required as a minimum.
  • Legal qualification in Australia/Singapore/UK/US required as a minimum
  • The role would suit someone with 5+ years post qualification experience in a law firm/in house
  • Life sciences and broad commercial transactional experience preferred
  • Would suit a candidate who is seeking a high degree of responsibility and development of client base/practice
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

What's on Offer

Attractive package

Contact
Diya Bismohun
Quote job ref
JN-052024-6420386
Phone number
+61 404 068 195

Job summary

Function
Legal
Specialisation
In-House Counsel
What is your industry?
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Sydney
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Diya Bismohun
Consultant phone
+61 404 068 195
Job Reference
JN-052024-6420386

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