In-House Legal Counsel / Corporate Lawyer

**Role Description** **The In\-House Legal Counsel / Corporate Lawyer provides practical, commercially focused legal advice that enables the organisation to operate confidently, manage risk, and achieve its strategic objectives. This role supports leadership and business teams on corporate, commercial, regulatory, contractual, governance, and dispute\-related matters while safeguarding the organisation’s legal interests and reputation.** **The position works closely with executive leadership, Finance, Sales, Procurement, Human Resources, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Data Privacy, Operations, and external legal advisors. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on transactions and corporate matters, reviewing legal and regulatory requirements, managing legal risks, supporting policy development, handling disputes, and coordinating with regulators or external counsel where required.** **The role ensures that legal considerations are incorporated into business decisions, projects, products, partnerships, and operational processes. It maintains clear legal documentation, strengthens contract and governance practices, monitors legal developments, and provides concise, solution\-oriented advice that balances commercial opportunity with legal, ethical, and regulatory obligations.** **Qualifications** * Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor (JD), or equivalent recognised legal qualification. * Admission to practise law in the relevant jurisdiction is preferred or required where applicable. * Experience as an in\-house legal counsel, corporate lawyer, commercial lawyer, legal advisor, or in private practice supporting corporate clients. * Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate law, commercial transactions, company governance, and legal\-risk management. * Proven experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements, supplier contracts, customer agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, and service\-level agreements. * Experience advising on corporate governance, board matters, shareholder issues, delegations of authority, company secretarial matters, and internal policies. * Knowledge of regulatory compliance, data protection, intellectual property, employment law, competition law, consumer law, or sector\-specific legal requirements is advantageous. * Ability to identify legal issues early, assess risk, provide practical options, and develop proportionate mitigation strategies. * Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, investments, financings, restructurings, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships is advantageous. * Ability to manage litigation, disputes, claims, investigations, external counsel, and legal budgets where required. * Strong understanding of legal\-document management, contract\-lifecycle processes, record retention, and confidentiality requirements. * Ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly to commercial, technical, operational, and senior stakeholders. * Excellent legal research, drafting, negotiation, analytical\-thinking, judgement, and problem\-solving skills. * Strong stakeholder\-management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast\-paced business environment. * High professional integrity, discretion, attention to detail, and commitment to ethical legal practice.