Corporate Counsel

• Be a part of capable and supportive global team with a flexible and caring work culture
• Be part of a global mining organisation where everyone is valued and respected
• Permanent role based in Brisbane or Perth.

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our legal team supporting our Closure and Community Social Performance teams. Reporting to the Corporate Counsel for Community Social Performance (CSP) and External Affairs, you will primarily support these teams in delivery of a Closure project including advising on non-judicial dispute aspects, litigation risk and commercial aspects as well as providing general legal support for the CSP Area of Expertise which advises the Rio Tinto Group globally.

Reporting to Corporate Counsel, Community Social Performance & External Affairs you will;

• Demonstrate solid and clear analysis of legal risks including corporate, commercial, regulatory, compliance and reputational aspects and provide timely, accurate, independent and commercially focused legal advice
• Advise on compliance with not only legal obligations but also international commitments, company policies and standards
• Manage external counsel relationships and cost-effective support
• Provide general legal support both on legal risk exposure and commercial / corporate advice to a Closure project and CSP Area of Expertise
• Guide and advise leadership on current and future risks and managing these
• Work with diverse internal stakeholders to provide practical strategic advice
• Maintain awareness of all material internal business developments and external legal developments which may lead to a need for legal advice
• Maintain confidentiality protocols

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have;

• Bachelor’s degree in law, 3-5 years PQE
• Litigation and disputes experience including strategic advice
• Comfortable with autonomous contract drafting and negotiation
• ESG matter experience including human rights highly regarded
• Knowledge of mining industry highly regarded
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a matrix organization
• Flexible and collaborative style
• Commercially minded with experience in engaging with a range of stakeholders both internal and external
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to distil complex legal and risk matters into clear, commercially focused advice and recommendations for business leaders and diverse stakeholders
• Forward-thinking, with an ability to anticipate and prepare for future legal risk
• Commitment to Rio Tinto core values of care, courage, and curiosity

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Every Voice Matters

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

So if you are looking for a new challenge, great location and an exceptional team, apply now.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close on Friday 28 October 2022. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.