Legal Counsel (General In-House)

Company Description

Are you ready to be a big part of something big? 

At carsales, we're all about making buying and selling a great experience. For 25 years we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow. 

When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tack, small enough to learn from different departments and small enough to connect authentically with leadership. 

Not something you’d expect from one of the country’s biggest tech companies, is it? 

And one of the best parts? We give you the autonomy to choose the working location that best suits your lifestyle – Office, Hybrid or Anywhere. 

Our Legal team is small but mighty, made up of highly skilled specialists in their field who support the business to reach its goals whilst minimising risk.

This is your opportunity to join the legal team at carsales as a Legal Counsel. You will become a trusted advisor to all areas of the business to assist with achieving carsales vision and business plan while minimising risk. Working on a wide variety of legal work, you will really get to know the business and understand each day how you are contributing to the success.

What’s on offer

• A place where you can move your career forward, where you’ll be continuously backed to make new ideas happen, and the chance to do work that makes real, significant impact in the world. 
• We’re proud to be recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work®, a Family Friendly Workplace, a WORK180 endorsed employer for women and WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
• Support of a highly engaged, high-performing team. We have incredible talent in carsales for you to learn from.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave, six weeks paid gender affirming care leave.
• Regular Hackathons, endless learning and development opportunities, and a range of activities that will help support your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Job Description

What you will do

• Review, negotiate and draft a broad range of commercial contracts and website terms.
• Advise the business in relation to privacy, consumer protection, trade practices and competition law issues.
• Assist with M&A activity.
• Collaborate and support relevant stakeholders in managing legal disputes, including IP infringements, service provider and customer disputes.
• Assist with event sponsorships, trade promotions and marketing collateral.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

• Demonstrated inclusive and interpersonal attributes that connect you to our behaviours (we change the game, we own it, we step in, we are curious, we don’t take ourselves too seriously).
• Unrestricted Australian practising certificate.
• Demonstrated experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Additional Information

A few other things we want to let you know about... 

• carsales is an equal opportunity employer and we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages, genders and backgrounds to apply. If you’re a candidate with a disability or you need some adjustments to be at your best, let us know how we can provide you with additional support. 
• We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer, including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process - if you want to know more just ask. 
• We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant. 
• Successful candidates joining the carsales family are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis. 

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.