In-house Legal - Construction and Commercial

1. Legal Advice & Support

• Provide timely and accurate legal advice and support to the Head of Legal and as appropriate to business units covering a range of issues;
• Drafting and reviewing construction contracts, NDAs, collateral warranties and other documents;
• Supporting dispute resolution processes, including preparing evidence bundles, research memos and assisting with the engagement of external resources;
• Undertake research on legal issues and prepare advice memos.

2. Project Delivery

• Assisting with ongoing legal advice to commercial and operational teams;
• Responding to queries regarding contractual or legal issues;
• Ensuring insurance certificates and policies are up to date;
• Assisting to maintain a suite of precedents.

3. Administration

• Administrative support including but not limited to (1) completion of corporate reports and forms; (2) maintaining accurate and up to date record of all contracts, warranties, guarantees and other similar agreements; and (3) arranging for the notarization of documents;
• Liaise with other parts of the business in relation to document management and document retention;
• Maintain precedent documents and provide advice to the business on implementation.
• 4. Training & Development
• Maintain current knowledge on legal developments, including preparing business updates;
• Organise and where appropriate deliver training sessions within the business.

4. Under the supervision of the Head of Legal:

• Draft, amend and recommend for approval standard precedents, NDAs, supplier contracts and similar documents;
• Prepare and finalise internal reports and forms for submission;
• Engaging Notary (provided that documents to be notarised are approved by Head of Legal);
• Communicate with external counsel for routine requests;
• Provide preliminary legal opinions on low-risk matters, subject to confirming advice with Head of Legal.
• Note that all external communications with clients or third parties must be with the consent of the Head of Legal.