Chief Legal Officer
Melbourne
CBD & Inner Suburbs
Chandler Macleod is one of Australasia’s leading workforce management and advisory companies. Founded in 1959, and listed on the ASX since 2005, Chandler Macleod provides end-to-end, fully integrated human resources outsourcing services to many of the largest companies throughout Australiasia and beyond.  With 1300 internal employees and around 25,000 on-hired staff on assignment each week, Chandler Macleod is set on a trajectory of growth.

Reporting directly to the CEO and key members of the Executive Leadership Team, we are seeking a highly commercial senior legal practitioner to join the organisation as the Chief Legal Officer.

In this role you will provide valued advice that is both pragmatic and perceptive across a broad spectrum of legal and legislative matters.

You will have responsibility for directing all legal activities across the business and seek to balance commerciality with solid legal governance. You will lead and be supported by a small team of qualified lawyers.

The role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne

To secure this role you will:

  • Possess a solid corporate law background, with significant exposure across merger and acquisition, contract, and employment law;
  • Have prior extensive experience working in-house – ideally with a large and diverse services organisation;
  • Be a superior leader with well-honed communication, partnering and influencing skills with a collaborative approach to problem-solving; 
  • Demonstrate high level people management capability and possess experience leading and managing a team of legal professionals;
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications are essential.
In return, you will enjoy a highly attractive remuneration package and have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and forward thinking company with some of the best professionals in the industry.

Apply today and unleash your potential.


For further information regarding this role please contact Aaron Lea on 02 9269 8644 or email aaron.lea@chandlermacleod.com


Profession: Legal Sector: Private
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Chandler Macleod
3 February 2012

Only People with the right to work in Australia / New Zealand may apply for this position.

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