Senior Attorney – Oceania
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Senior Attorney providing legal services on complex legal matters for TNC in Oceania. Focus on risk management, transaction structuring, and legal compliance for Australia and New Zealand.
Responsibilities:
- Provides legal services on complex matters to advance Conservancy priorities and appropriately manage risk
- Assists in structuring activities, transactions and projects to most effectively achieve Conservancy goals
- Reviews organizational documents and prepares and examines contracts which may involve government grants, leases, licenses, purchases, sales, insurance, easements, etc.
- Influences decision-makers in assigned programs through strong communication skills
- Manages outside counsel effectively
- Performs special projects as requested by department management
- Serves as the primary legal contact for various clients
- Advises on governance issues where TNC has related entities
- Travel occasionally; work long or flexible hours as needed
- May supervise and/or provide guidance to less experienced attorneys and/or paralegals and other support staff
Requirements:
- Juris Doctorate or equivalent and current license to practice law; willing and able to obtain license in a jurisdiction within TNC’s Asia-Pacific region
- 3 years’ experience practicing law in Australia and/or New Zealand, or at least 5 years relevant legal experience for another geographic area
- Experience negotiating complex, transactions and agreements
- Experience working across cultures
- Legal experience in Papua New Guinea and/or Solomons Islands
- Legal experience in one or more jurisdiction(s) in the Asia-Pacific region
- Multi-lingual skills
- Legal experience in Australia in any of the following practice areas: Real estate, Corporate, contracts, and transactions, Governance, Workplace Health and Safety, Non-Profit and charities, and relevant tax regulatory matters, Indigenous and traditional owner matters, Construction, Land use regulatory, Government relations
- Ability to work across time zones and with diverse teams
- Ability and willingness to learn new legal areas and legal tools (including AI)
- In-house experience and/or law firm experience advising sophisticated clients and senior management
- Experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals
- Working knowledge of current trends in relevant discipline.
Benefits:
- Health care benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible work environment
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