About Us

We have been growing on average 100% a year since 2015. We are the fifth-largest peer-to-peer car-sharing platform in the world and are on a mission to fundamentally change the way people think about transport. Since starting we have grown our community to more than 4,000+ cars being shared with over 150,000+ members.

Our fast growth and commitment to improving the environment has been recognised through:

2014 - Green Lifestyle Awards, winner - transport company
2017 - Westpac Businesses of Tomorrow, top 200 winner
2018 - SmartCompany Smart 50, 5th place
2018 - Service Innovation Awards, Finalist
2019 - Australian Growth Company Awards, winner - Company to watch
2019 - Deloitte Technology Fast 50
2020 - Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 500

The role

We are looking for a commercially savvy lawyer with at least 5 years of broad-ranging corporate and commercial experience to join our head office team as in-house counsel and company secretary. If you’re looking to get closer to the action in a fast-paced, fast-growing startup with a mission to change the world, this is the role for you.

As Car Next Door’s in-house counsel, you’ll make a significant and direct difference to the success of the business, and our mission to ‘free people and the planet from the one person, one car mentality’.

Your commercially-focused advice will help the business to continue its rapid growth trajectory with solid legal foundations. You’ll learn fast, push yourself, and think creatively. No two days will be the same. You’ll have autonomy and flexibility, working remotely at times that suit you (while allowing for collaboration with the team).

This is a hands-on role, reporting directly to our Head of Corporate Affairs & Messaging. T

his will be a permanent part-time role, starting 1-2 days a week which can be worked remotely or from our Sydney office.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

Company secretarial

Preparing meeting agendas, minutes, briefings, resolutions and other board documents for the board and committees
Attending board meetings (held on Thursday afternoons, roughly once per 6 weeks, remote attendance)
Preparing and arranging for the signature of board resolutions
Filing company documents
Maintaining the ASIC register
Fulfilling duties of the company secretary

Shareholder relations

Maintaining the members’ register and options register
Preparing and managing correspondence with shareholders
Working with management, board, and external solicitors to conduct capital raising if required

Dispute Management

Reviewing and advising on potential customer disputes
Preparing for and attending tribunal hearings (or assisting other team members with this)

Compliance & risk management

Reviewing product copy and marketing materials for consumer law compliance
Developing and maintaining processes to ensure compliance with consumer law and other legal obligations

Contract Management

Reviewing and advising on commercial contracts
Preparing key contract terms summaries for Board approval
Maintaining the contract register

Legal drafting and copy review

Updating and maintaining all consumer-facing contracts and policies (terms of use)
Working with operational teams to ensure that procedures and policies are developed in line with the terms of use and legal requirements; and adapting the terms of use as needed

Employee share options plan

Assist the HR Manager with administration and documentation of the employee equity plan

What you’ll bring:

Tertiary legal qualifications
5+ years’ experience in general corporate law, with exposure to a range of issues
Strong legal drafting skills, in particular, plain English drafting for consumer-facing documents
Good organisational skills - you need to be able to manage a busy task list in the time available, and ensure that you prepare ahead for board meetings and other deadlines within your part-time hours
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office and G Suite
An ethical approach to your work, and the ability to handle confidential and/or sensitive information
The ability to be comfortable and take action when faced with uncertainty and risk - we’re running a new kind of business and you’ll often be working in areas where there is no precedent or established practice
Meticulous file management and an eye for detail
Exceptional communication and rapport building skills
A current practicing certificate is not required.
A natural connection with our Company Values

Desirable skills and experience:

Previous experience in a company secretarial role
Previous experience in an in-house legal role
Startup / SME experience
Litigation / small claims experience

What’s the deal?

Permanent part-time role: 1-2 days
HQ is in Pyrmont, Sydney, but the role could be done remotely.
Join a team that supports part time & flexible working
Starting: we’d love you to join ASAP!

How to Apply

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