Senior Legal Counsel

Omnicom Oceania is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join the Melbourne team.

Prior experience and Qualifications required to succeed in this role

• Experience: At least 5 years’ experience as a legal counsel either in a law firm or in an in house corporate environment


• Education: Tertiary qualifications in Law


• Admission: Current Practising Certificate (or entitled to a Practicing Certificate) in an Australian state


• Skills:


• Proven track record in working with senior leadership teams in delivering across your portfolio including building trust and relationships effortlessly across all levels of an organisation


• Strong written and analytical skills including reviewing documents and the proven ability to deliver high quality, commercial and timely legal advice


• Experience in project management and implementing projects, including continuous and detailed reporting to stakeholders


• Self-initiative and a demonstrated high attention to detail


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and legal research tools


• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment


• Thrive on managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, and on developing strong relationships with all employees across Omnicom Oceania Pty Ltd

Reporting Structure

• You will report to the General Counsel Omnicom Oceania Pty Ltd located in Sydney, NSW, Australia

Location

• Located at Omnicom Oceania’s offices in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Scope

• Entire Omnicom Oceania business (Omnicom Advertising and Omnicom Media) across Australia and New Zealand

Summary of Position & Core Responsibilities

• Contract Management - draft, review and negotiate commercial legal agreements across the Omnicom Oceania business


• Advisory - provide timely, accurate and commercially pragmatic legal advice to all aspects of the Omnicom Oceania business


• Governance and Compliance – together with the General Counsel, identify and develop legal risks, build compliance programmes and ensure the wider Omnicom Oceania business operates within agreed templates and legal processes


• Data Privacy and governance – develop expertise in this area of the law including security, data handling and general privacy knowledge to facilitate business decisions and respond to client and vendor queries


• Maintain and organize legal records and databases


• Provide support to the General Counsel as needed


• Assist in the preparation of briefs, contracts, and other legal documents


• Work on OO Projects, with a special emphasis on data and privacy related deliverables

You are required to focus on the following areas of competency:

• Prioritising legal advice and continuous education


• Draft legal documents with a commercial view and pragmatic approach


• Confidently provide legal advice (formal and ad hoc) across the entire Omnicom Oceania business to all levels move the group


• Manage projects including data collection and privacy and develop a strong interest in this area so as to be able to advise Omnicom Oceania groups without reference to the General Counsel


• Work with the General Counsel, Omnicom Security and data teams and the Finance team on document preparation, collation and management, including client agreements, templates and reporting (eg: government authorities)


• Show an appetite for alterative legal advice models

Values

High commitment to ethics and fairness

Personal growth

• Ensure you live Omnicom Oceania and respective Brand values


• Diarise regular growth plan catch ups with the General Counsel


• Attend all relevant Learning & Development sessions


• Keep up to date on current legal, data & privacy issues


• Make a contribution to Omnicom Oceania beyond those listed in this Position Description


• Attend Brand Health and Wellbeing sessions

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