Head of Legal / Sydney

  • Head of Legal

  • Must have strong IP and Commercial experience

We are exclusively recruiting for an experienced and commercially minded Head of Legal to join a highly respected not for profit organisation based in Parramatta.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior in-house role where you will provide strategic legal advice, support executive decision-making, and help shape risk, governance, and commercial outcomes across the business.

You will act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders and stakeholders, managing a broad and varied portfolio of legal matters. The role spans commercial contracts, research and IP-related agreements, privacy, compliance, policy, board support, and external counsel management.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide high-quality legal advice to executive leadership, the Board, and key stakeholders.

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial, research, IP, procurement, and funding agreements.

  • Oversee compliance obligations, including privacy, regulatory, and policy matters.

  • Manage legal risk, and support governance requirements.

  • Manage external legal advisers and legal systems, including contracts workflow.

About you

  • Admitted as a legal practitioner with a current NSW practising certificate.

  • Senior legal experience, ideally gained in a law firm or in-house legal team.

  • Must have deep experience in IP and commercial related legal work.

  • Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.

  • A collaborative, pragmatic, and commercially focused approach.

Apply now

If you are an experienced legal leader looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Please email jenny@duggandella.com to arrange a meeting to discuss this role in further detail.