Sole Counsel - Franchising

Franchise and Leasing Lawyer with chance to learn broader corporate law topics.

Work Arrangement: 2-3 days on site in Fitzroy (Monday - Wednesday) with WFH 2-3 days also.

About Our Client

My client was established in Melbourne and is still privately owned by the founders. They have built a successful food franchise business with over 60 locations across metropolitan areas in Victoria and NSW. Indeed, they have great brand recognition. They are currently in a growth phase looking to scale to 200 locations in Australia, as well as internationally in the long run. Having hired a Franchising Expert to be CEO, they pride themselves on a fair and democratic company approach that centralises success and growth to benefit all.

Job Description

• Manage new and existing franchise agreements, advising on the nuances of franchise law to the business as well as franchisees.
• Ensure compliance to franchise law and company expectations of franchisees, employing a balanced approach to ensuring mutual success.
• Support Leasing of sites nationally - acting on behalf of the company, but advising franchise owners on their legal options and ensure they have adequate support.
• Provide legal input to strategy meetings within the company be that related to sales and operations; corporate topics.
• Build relationships and engage regularly and positively with broader teams to ensure they are comfortable to ask for legal advice when necessary.

The Successful Applicant

• Qualified Lawyer with unrestricted practising certificate.
• Previous experience in Franchise Law and/or Leasing is preferable. If you are still new in these areas but are willing and able to learn autonomously, then please still apply.
• Independent worker with ability to manage workload autonomously, and who can be trusted to deliver.
• Willingness and interest in proactively developing expertise in broader areas (through exposure) to develop the position into a General Counsel is highly advantageous - but definitely not required.
• Able to be on site in Fitzroy every Wednesday plus 1-2 other days (Monday or Tuesday).

What's on Offer

• Positive working environment with flexible arrangements to suit care-giver responsibilities available; as well as hybrid WFH setups. Everyone needs to be in Fitzroy on Wednesdays, but everyone works from home on Thursdays and Fridays. Additionally, Fridays finish early.
• Direct exposure to C-Suite reporting to CFO whilst also working closely with CEO.
• Discount vouchers for franchise locations.
• $130k-$150k + Super + bonus.