About the Role
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) – a leading global provider of sustainability, environmental, health, safety and risk consulting services seek an experienced legal counsel to join our Asia Pacific (APAC) legal team. The ERM Legal Group is a global team supporting ERM and its worldwide operations. This role is based in Asia and reports to the APAC Regional Managing Counsel in Perth, Australia. The role’s primary focus is to: provide legal support to the ERM APAC business assist the Legal Team in contributing to the reduction of ERM’s risk profile, supporting sound decision‑making and strengthening client relationships review and draft a broad range of contract documents including professional service contracts, framework agreements, subcontracts, secondment agreements, confidentiality agreements and reliance agreements advise ERM personnel and management on corporate governance and related compliance matters provide legal risk management support to the business assist with managing external counsel in various APAC jurisdictions provide input on business and operational transformation initiatives support other business enablement teams support integration of newly acquired businesses into the APAC region act as a trusted adviser, balancing legal and commercial risk to deliver optimal outcomes This role includes a significant component of contract reviews, drafting and advice. It would be ideal for a senior commercial contracts lawyer looking to join a multi-national commercial in-house team in a business-facing role, providing end-to-end service with a wide variety of work and responsibilities. Within a busy team and mutually supportive environment, you will enjoy high value work across the business. About You The ideal person for this position will: hold a current legal practice certificate, with at least 5+ years post qualification legal experience have gained legal experience in an international or top tier law firm, and worked for at least 3 years as part of an in-house legal team, ideally for an international professional services company possess a well-developed understanding of commercial, contract and risk management issues (including a good understanding of compliance issues) facing a global business have demonstrable experience delivering legal support to a wide variety of technical staff be approachable, proactive and pragmatic possess clear, plain language drafting skills be able to work as part of a team, whilst also able to work independently and with initiative prioritise good client relations and be sensitive to cultural differences presented by ERM’s operations be professional, calm under pressure, well-organized, tolerant, able to grasp concepts quickly and able to meet challenging deadlines possess excellent verbal and written communication skills be fluent in spoken and written English (fluency in another language relevant to the region would be viewed favourably) Who We Are: As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status. Thank you for your interest in ERM. At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. 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