Legal Counsel - Paralegal

About the business

The Think Group of Companies are an Australian owned and operated commercial enterprise which includes companies such as NightOwl Convenience (Franchisor), Think Commercial, Benson Hotel etc. The group deals with the business of commercial property acquisition, leasing, franchising and retail. NightOwl alone presently has over 85 stores, consisting of a combination traditional convenience and convenience petroleum.

About the role

The successful applicant will have exposure to all commercial matters of the Group Companies including, leasing, property acquisition, contract management and franchising. Your work will include negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of documentation such as complex contracts of sale, leases, agreements to grant lease, licences and franchise documents. The variety, quality and complexity of the matters you’ll be involved in will ensure that no two days are the same.

Whilst you will be assisted by other legal professionals within the team and will liaise and collaborate with a reputed external legal panel of solicitors and legal professionals, you would be expected to bring your own expertise and experience to the role. The geographical footprint spans operations across the States of Queensland, Northern NSW and Western Australia. We have offices based in Cairns and Brisbane and would consider applications in either area.

This position works with a dynamic, collaborative and growing team and has a great environment.

Key responsibilities:

Oversee all legal and transactional work across the Group’s Companies and ensure legal compliance
To formulate best practices and procedures for all franchising and leasing transactions to ensure legislative compliance
Liaising with our existing highly reputed external legal panel with all matters under consultation
Provide subject matter legal advice and opinion on a wide range of commercial and property related matters
Review and prepare, with the assistance of the team all drafts and documentation for leases, licenses, franchise agreements, and other contracts
Coordinate and liaise with all key personal within the Group Companies including the Director in order to ensure the Group Companies are all legally compliant
Attending to property transactions, including but not limited to transactions relating to sale or purchasing/acquiring of property and conducting and/ or assisting with due diligence as required under such transactions
Assisting with procedural processes for rental determinations


To be successful:

The Candidate will ideally have the following:

A minimum of 3 years post admission experience
Experience in the following areas: (preferred but not mandatory)
Commercial contracts
Business transactions
Leasing
Franchising


Personal Attributes:

The Candidate should:

Be flexible and should be able to adapt to a wide range of legal work required for the Group Companies
Be able to efficiently deal with the varied legal work required for the Group Companies and to be able to prioritise and manage workload to meet and adhere to strict deadlines
Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate with key personal across the group companies
Be able to work with integrity and with a strong work ethic
Have a keen attention to detail and to be able to oversee the compliance and accuracy of the various integral documents of the Group Companies
Please note that hybrid work or work from home will not be considered at this time.

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Queensland
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