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Senior Specialist, Legal Counsel (6-Month Contract)
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
This role supports the Senior Manager, Legal Counsel and plays a key role in providing practical legal advice across adidas’ operations in Australia and New Zealand.
You’ll work closely with a local legal team in Melbourne and collaborate with regional and global colleagues, as well as cross-functional teams across the business. The role covers a broad mix of legal and compliance work, giving you strong exposure to commercial decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
General Legal
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements
- Provide clear, practical legal advice across day-to-day business activities, including commercial, employment, leasing and consumer matters
- Identify legal risks and work with stakeholders to manage and mitigate them
- Support the business in resolving disputes, including representing the company where required
- Contribute to legal projects and initiatives across the region
- Support compliance and risk programs to ensure consistent and effective practices
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and drive efficiency within the legal function
Compliance
- Assess compliance risks and identify opportunities to strengthen controls
- Support the Senior Manager, Legal Counsel on compliance matters, including data protection and policy governance
- Assist in monitoring and maintaining compliance with relevant laws and internal policies
Key Relationships:
- Finance
- Brand and Marketing
- eCommerce
- Wholesale Operations
- Supply Chain
- Retail and Franchise
- Procurement
- Customer Service
- HR
- IT
- External stakeholders and partners
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong experience in contract drafting, review and negotiation
- Exposure to employment, leasing and consumer law is highly regarded
- Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to balance legal risk with practical commercial outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management and prioritisation skills
- Comfortable working independently and managing a varied workload in a fast-paced environment
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Australia
- Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house role
- Experience across commercial contracts, corporate matters, employment or consumer law
- Background in retail, consumer or sports industry is a plus, not essential
- Strong understanding of the Australian legal landscape, with exposure to disputes or litigation beneficial
- Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable working in a collaborative team environment
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