About the Role

Tabcorp is Australia’s leading gambling entertainment company and home to renowned brands such as TAB, Sky Racing, and MAX. We’re at an exciting phase of growth and innovation, dedicated to delivering industry-leading products and services with integrity. Our goal is to create value for shareholders and partners while exploring new horizons in entertainment.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Business Operations Team which supports our wagering, gaming, media and regulatory operations. You will provide broad legal support across these operations as well as acting as the principal legal advisor on assigned projects and initiatives. Your key focus will be to ensure the protection and representation of Tabcorp’s interests by delivering informed, independent advice aligned with the organization’s strategy and commercial objectives. Therefore, you will:

• provide high-quality legal advice to assist the business in compliance with laws, regulations, and contractual obligations;
• engage in contract negotiation and drafting, focusing on high-quality, commercially oriented legal documentation;
• partner with the Deputy General Counsels and the Legal, Regulatory, and Risk teams to provide timely legal guidance on regulatory, commercial, and litigation matters;
• identify legal issues and risks, developing solutions to balance commercial interests and regulatory requirements;
• mentor and guide more junior team members on various legal tasks; and
• build strong relationships across the organization to influence and support stakeholders in managing legal risks.

This is a broad and critical role seeing you operate across high-value business matters ranging across regulatory issues through to wagering agreements and media rights across.  

What You’ll Bring

To succeed in this role, you’ll be an accomplished legal counsel with a proven track record of providing commercially focused, pragmatic, and effective legal advice in support of business operations.  You’ll have developed this experience either in private practice and/or within a large and highly regulated corporate environment. You’ll also possess:

• strong contract negotiation and drafting skills;
• proven ability to offer commercially focused legal services;
• excellent communication and influencing skills;
• ability to guide and mentor more junior team members;
• familiarity with highly regulated industries; and
• interest or experience in the racing, wagering, gaming and media industries is highly regarded but not essential.

What you’ll get

• Diverse leave options: bonus leave of 5 days annually, cultural, volunteer, and 18-weeks parental leave.
• Access to corporate discounts and our leading health and wellbeing app.
• Monthly employee social activities, competitions, awards and free tickets to events.

Apply Now

Now is the time to join Tabcorp! The start of a new, exciting chapter in our long history. We have a dynamic, new CEO in Gillon McLachlan and we’re building a winning culture by bringing our office-based teams together onsite every day. We value flexibility - like adjusting start or finish times or working remotely when required – however we believe being together is key to our success.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued for their contribution and has a sense of belonging and is treated with respect. As a Tabcorp employee, you will:

• foster a respectful and inclusive working environment within their team; and
• support and contribute to initiatives aimed at managing the risk of gender inequality, sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviour in our workplaces. 

We welcome applications from candidates with visible and non-visible disability, or with any workplace accessibility requirements. Please reach out via careers@tabcorp.com.au should you require any accommodations or adjustments to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.