Total 3 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Sydney, Melbourne

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

Responsibilities (how we will measure success)

• This is a part-time role (three (3) days/week).
• Apply legal skills to take responsibility for managing the legal work and legal risks across the business.
• Work closely with senior management and business teams and support them by providing timely, sound and practical legal advice.  
• Work as a key member of the AMAL business in Australia and New Zealand while collaborating with members of the global legal team at group level and in other business regions (US; UK, Ireland & Crown Dependencies; Continental Europe).
• Work closely with the wider group legal team to collaborate on global initiatives and share best practice
• Report to Senior Legal Counsel, APAC with secondary reporting to Amal Managing Director.

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

• Review, negotiate and draft commercial contracts, including fund or loan administration agreement, trust services agreement, employment agreement.
• Identify, monitor, research and resolve issues relating to commercial contracts and liaising with internal stakeholders, clients and law firms.
• Monitor and handle potential legal disputes.
• Handle corporate secretarial and governance matters, including preparing Board papers and coordinating Board meetings.
• Handle legal integration of AMAL with IQ EQ, including developing agreement templates, data privacy, legal policies, inter-company outsourcing and vendor engagement.
• Under the direction of the Company Secretary, provide support to the Company Secretary in the discharge of statutory, regulatory and corporate governance obligations, such as provide legal advice on corporate, regulatory and governance matters; assist with the preparation and review of board and committee papers, resolutions and minutes; support compliance with applicable laws, regulations and governance standards; and liaise with external advisers and regulators as required.
• Set up legal team’s structure and processes, such as filings, database.

Key competencies for position and level (see Group Competency model)

• Possess relevant legal skills and experience
• Plans, aligns and being productive
• Being resilient
• Manages conflict
• Communicates effectively
• Builds effective teams
• Ensures accountability
• Optimises work processes
• Manages complexity

Key behaviours we expect to see

• Accuracy
• Approachability
• Team working
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Relationship building
• Proactivity

Location: Melbourne

Team: Business Systems & Security

Reporting to: Head of Business Systems & Security

The PaperCut Story

At PaperCut, we believe two things: great code can change the world, and a great flat white can change your morning.

Now, let's be honest, "print management" doesn't usually make people leap out of their chairs. But here at PaperCut, we’ve turned the most boring part of IT into one of the most exciting and impactful jobs in tech. How? Simply put, our code saves trees!

We’re a BCorp-certified company on a mission to make our customers' printing waste-free, easy, and secure. With a global footprint spanning 195 countries and 140 million end users, we are a true Australian success story moving forward into the cloud, SaaS, and beyond print.

What you’ll actually be doing

• Influencing without Hierarchy: You’ll work across our diverse tech stack  (Java, Go, React, TypeScript etc.), across the organisation, to ensure security is baked into the SDLC from day one.

• The Helpful Expert: You’ll be the person developers want to talk to. You’ll help them run threat models for new features and coach them on writing code that is secure by design.

• Modern Cloud Security: You’ll take ownership of securing our global SaaS offerings (along with the DevSecOps team), focusing primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with some exposure to AWS.

• Technical Compliance: You’ll work with our Legal team to ensure we meet ISO27001 and other standards, not by filling out spreadsheets, but by building the technical controls that make those standards a reality.

• Scaling the Practice: You’ll help us select and tune the right mix of SAST, DAST, and SCA tools to keep our pipelines fast and our code safe.

What you bring to the table

• Deep Technical Roots: You’ve spent time in the weeds of information security and are comfortable reading and reviewing code.

• The "Uplift" Mindset: You measure your success not by how many tickets you open, but by how much more secure the engineering teams become because of your guidance.

• Cloud Fluency: You have a strong understanding of GCP or AWS and how to secure containerised workloads at scale.

• Ambition to Lead: You aren't looking for a "Lead" role just yet—you want to stay hands-on while developing the skills to lead a practice and mentor other engineers.

Why Join PaperCut?

• Values-Driven: We’re guided by our values: Caring, Honest, Intelligent, and Nimble (CHIN). They aren't just posters; they’re how we build products and treat each other.

• Melbourne Born & Bred: We are a true Australian success story, still owned and run by our founder right here in Melbourne.

• Share the Success: We offer all permanent employees a Share the Success bonus, ensuring that when the company thrives, our people do too.

• Real Impact: PaperCutters are involved in strategic decisions through collaborative leadership groups. We respect expertise and give you the autonomy to build.

• Generous Leave: Including up to 18 weeks of parental leave and a genuine commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

The PaperCut Pledge

Ghosting is for Halloween, we commit to responding to every single applicant. Our hiring process is designed to be enjoyable, thorough, and fair, allowing you to show the best version of yourself.

Ready to trade your old code for code that saves trees? Apply now—the first coffee is on us!