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Senior Lawyer - Philanthropy and NFP

Prolegis Lawyers

About Us

Prolegis Lawyers was established in 2001. We exist solely to provide specialist legal services in relation to charities, not-for-profits and philanthropy. We’re ranked Band One with Chambers for Charities in Australia.

Our purpose is to help enable and support the good work of the people and organisations who seek our services. We believe the values of trust, humility, teamwork, reliability, service and honesty applied to a clear and compelling purpose make the world a better place.

Our clients range from large philanthropic foundations, national charities and not-for-profits to smaller organisations operating at a local level to make a difference.

We look after organisations working in local and international aid, human rights, aged care, environmental, and animal welfare. As well as schools, religious bodies, disability services, health services, community groups, and philanthropists.

We have offices in Sydney and Melbourne and work as one team.

Position Summary

The role is based in our Melbourne office.

This role will cover a broad range of charity law, corporate and commercial issues experienced by charities and philanthropic foundations ranging from start-up organisations to well-established, sophisticated institutions.

For candidates driven to build relationships to assist organisations to make an impact, there is an opportunity to:

  • Develop expertise in line with personal interests and the requirements of clients
  • Co-manage and develop client relationships and strategy
  • Develop more recently qualified lawyers
  • Develop as a leader.

We would welcome applications from lawyers with at least 5 years PQE interested in working in the charity and philanthropy sector from a range of backgrounds with transferable skills and experience:

  • Private clients and estate administration
  • Corporate and commercial advisory and transactional
  • Insurance and insurance litigation
  • Tax
  • Regulatory.

The position requires:

  • Commercial and efficient approach consistent with furthering the charitable and philanthropic purposes of our client sector
  • A collegiate and collaborative approach to client and matter management
  • Fit with our values (trust, humility, teamwork, reliability and honesty) , and high levels of accountability and reliability as a legal professional
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including a deep commitment to client service, humility and the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a team and with clients at all levels
  • Excellent knowledge and experience with the laws relating to the types of work listed above
  • Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to understand complex matters
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex matters in simple terms
  • Self-starting and strong sense of personal responsibility with the judgment to work well as a legal professional including knowing when to seek guidance
  • Knowledge of and experience with faith-based organisations will be advantageous.

The candidate must be an Australian Legal Practitioner.

What our people say:

‘Clever and down to earth colleagues with deep knowledge in their expert areas. A values driven organisation.’

‘Prolegis does things differently. We seek to serve our clients in a manner consistent with our personal and professional values.’

‘Working at Prolegis provides a warm and collegiate environment and an excellent grounding in all aspects of charity law. There are amazing opportunities to work with outstanding clients throughout the charities and not-for-profit sector.’

‘We’re a diverse team of professionals who are deeply motivated to help charities and not-for-profits do good work.’

What our clients say:

‘... professional, considered and a great source of not only accurate and timely legal advice but also tempered with deep understanding of people and life experience. ... someone I would trust absolutely in future.’

‘Prolegis Lawyers have undertaken some outstanding work for us in the establishment of the foundation. Their work ... has been of an outstandingly high professional standard, of which we are truly appreciative.’

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