Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

About Us

The HMC Group has extensive aviation, tourism, and accommodation operations in some of the most iconic regions of Australia and is seeking to appoint a Legal Counsel or Senior Legal Counsel to join the team.

The HMC Group currently has offices in Perth, Kununurra, Broome, Karratha, and Adelaide, and has an expanding team of approximately 400 employees, with further and substantial business growth forecast over the next five years.

Enterprises within the Group include:

• Nexus Airlines – Western Australia’s newest regional airline, servicing Western Australia and beyond.
• Aviair – One of Australia’s largest and leading fixed wing general aviation operators with charter, scheduled services and scenic flights operating throughout the Kimberley and Pilbara regions for corporate, mining, government and tourism clients.
• HeliSpirit – HeliSpirit offers tourism helicopter services from eleven spectacular locations in the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Goldfields regions, as well as a range of corporate and charter helicopter services in the north west of WA.
• Australian Helicopter Academy – Providing commercial helicopter pilot training.
• Bungle Bungle Savannah Lodge & Guided Tours – Eco-accommodation in the heart of Purnululu National Park & Guided walking tours with a focus on indigenous training and employment whilst also providing authentic indigenous tourism experiences.
• Freshwater East Kimberley Apartments – Kununurra’s leading accommodation offering with sixty resort-style apartments.
• The PumpHouse Restaurant – an iconic Kununurra dining establishment on the banks of the Ord River offering a quality dining option to locals and visitors alike.
• Kimberley Experiences – providing specialist and personalised Kimberley travel itineraries by highly experienced travel designers.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to work closely with our Group General Counsel in a privately owned, predominantly WA owned business in the aviation and tourism industries.

Reporting to our Group General Counsel and working closely with the rest of the Legal team and a range of stakeholders you will get exposure to a broad range of business, governance / compliance and operational activities within a high growth business. You will be empowered to make the role your own and drive business improvement processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively identify legal issues and requirements, and undertake research and analysis as required.
• Provide commercial advice in an accurate and timely manner that is tailored to the business.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders on various issues and projects as required.
• Responsible for drafting and negotiating a range of contract documentation, including terms and conditions.
• Management of internal projects.
• Management of external legal providers.
• Assist with the identification and administration of governance issues.
• Assist with the management of the insurance portfolio, including renewals processes and claims.
• Management of contract administration and maintaining the business’s contract management platform.

About You

• Bachelor of Laws or similar, as well as a current WA legal practising certificate.
• 4 to 7 years’ post admission experience, with a focus on commercial law.
• In-house experience is desirable.
• Demonstrated legal experience in relevant or comparable areas of law.
• Experienced in drafting contracts, preparing regulatory advice and working directly with clients and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capacity to take instruction, ensure procedures are followed and appropriately involve key stakeholders.
• Ability to negotiate, demonstrate assertiveness, prioritise and adapt to a dynamic workplace.
• Proven abilities in decision-making, analysing problems and making independent judgements.
• Capacity to conduct all activity in an ethical, professional and efficient manner that upholds the values and best practices of the organisation.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit a cover letter addressing your suitability for the role and a current resume. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We reserve the right to close the recruitment process early. We respectively request no agency referrals.

Please note - to apply for this role, you must have current working rights in Australia.