About this role
Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.
We are seeking a Legal Counsel with 5-8+ years legal experience to join our team, supporting the Pacific industrial and medical gases business. Reporting directly to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, the role involves a broad range of responsibilities, including the drafting and negotiation of contracts, providing varied commercial and compliance legal advice and assisting in dispute resolution.How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Work on a wide range of commercial contracts, such as:
industrial gas supply contracts with customers
agreements with agents and distributors
purchase contracts for services, equipment, energy, and transport sourcing
Support sales team and procurement contracting processes
Provide legal support in dispute resolution
Have the opportunity to advise on a range of compliance topics, in particular competition and small business contract/ consumer law
Provide internal legal training, focusing on competition and consumer law, contracting skills for sales and procurement teams, and anti-corruption
Participate in workshops and discussions with the broader Air Liquide international legal team
Are you a MATCH?
Tertiary qualification in Law with 5-8+ years PQE of practising experience
Hold a current Australian practising certificate or be eligible for admission
Inhouse experience preferred but not required
Demonstrated experience in commercial contract drafting and review
Good basis in competition and consumer law
Background/previous experience in advising on construction law contracts, privacy law, employment law, and health and safety laws not essential well regarded
Strong communication, technical drafting and problem solving skills
Superior attention to detail and good organizational skills
Enjoy to work collaboratively as part of a small team
We offer:
Flexible working arrangements, with up to 2 days WFH
Salary Continuance Insurance
14 weeks paid parental leave
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Professional networking as part of the broader Air Liquide Asia Pacific and global legal team
Long-term career development opportunities nationally and/or internationally across the Air Liquide Group
Access to health and wellbeing initiatives, discounted private health insurance, employee assistance program (for employees and immediate family members), corporate retail discounts on the Connect & Benefit program with over 350 retailers
Employee social events
One paid volunteering day each year
About Air Liquide
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.