Legal Counsel

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Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

The Opportunity

Cochlear has an opportunity for a permanent, full-time Legal Counsel based in our Macquarie University, Sydney office. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel - R&D, IP & Global Strategic Marketing, this role offers an exceptional opportunity for a driven lawyer to work closely with senior stakeholders across Global Strategic Marketing, R&D and other business functions and take ownership of a diverse portfolio of legal matters including advertising and marketing review, commercial contracting, intellectual property and disputes.

Responsibilities include:

• Partner with stakeholders to provide practical legal advice that enables business objectives while managing risk.
• Review and advise on advertising, promotional materials, marketing claims and consumer law matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including services, consultancy, sponsorship and research agreements.
• Support disputes and litigation matters relating to marketing claims, intellectual property, and product liability.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, precedents and knowledge-sharing resources.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including leveraging technology and AI-enabled solutions within the Legal Function.

What makes this opportunity unique?

This role offers the breadth, visibility and stakeholder exposure often associated with more senior in-house positions.  Working directly with business leaders and legal colleagues across multiple functions and regions, you'll help protect and enable innovation, support marketing and product initiatives, and influence how legal services are delivered across the business. Working in a collaborative environment, you'll contribute to meaningful outcomes that improve the lives of people with hearing loss.

In addition to remuneration, Cochlear offers annual performance incentives, flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and the opportunity to contribute to life-changing technology in a global organisation.

About You

As we continue to innovate and grow, we're looking for a lawyer who combines strong technical expertise with commercial judgement and a collaborative approach. The role is ideally suited to a commercially minded lawyer who is looking to broaden their experience in strategic commercial and marketing matters, deepen their business partnering capability and grow into a more senior in-house legal role.

Essential:

• Qualified to practise law in Australia with 6-8 years PQE.
• Strong experience in Australian competition and consumer law, including marketing review and advertising matters.
• Demonstrated commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Ability to exercise sound legal judgment in a complex and regulated environment.

Ideal:

• In-house legal experience within MedTech, healthcare, pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting disputes, litigation or product liability matters.,
• Therapeutic goods advertising code and intellectual property law experience.
• Experience improving legal processes, templates and knowledge management practices.
• Interest in leveraging AI and technology to improve legal service delivery.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com