Role: Corporate Counsel

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Provide trusted legal advice. Support a national organisation. Make a meaningful impact.

We’re Goodstart – Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care.

Founded with a vision for all Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life, we are a not-for-profit social enterprise, existing purely to improve outcomes for children and their families.

We are proudly Australian owned, with over 15,000 team members supporting more than 71,000 children across the country.

Our Role:

We are currently seeking two experienced Corporate Counsel to join our friendly in-house legal team.

Reporting to the General Counsel, these roles offer the opportunity to work within a large and complex national organisation, providing high-quality legal support across the business.

We have two opportunities available:

• A general advisory role, supporting a broad range of legal matters across the organisation
• A property-focused role, with a strong emphasis on leases, agreements for lease, and freehold acquisitions across Australia

Your Impact:

• Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters
• Draft and review high-quality legal documents, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business needs
• Support complex negotiations and represent the organisation in legal matters, including mediations and tribunals where required
• Partner closely with stakeholders across the organisation, building trusted relationships and influencing outcomes
• Manage external legal advisers effectively, ensuring value and alignment with business objectives
• Contribute to the development of policies, precedents and risk management practices
• Translate complex legal concepts into simple, actionable guidance for the business
• Support and mentor junior team members, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing legal team

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

• A minimum of 5 years post admission experience as a legal practitioner in Australia, in a property, commercial or corporate law role.
• Experience in employment law and/or litigation/dispute resolution will also be highly regarded.
• Experience conducting complex negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to work both as part of an inter-disciplinary team and independently with limited supervision as the context requires.
• Ability to produce quality work within agreed timeframes to meet client expectations.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to liaise at all levels within an organisation. 
• Current QLD Blue Card

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.