At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of solicitors, providing strategic legal advice and managing complex corporate matters.
- Company: Join TAC, a leader in road safety and community care in Victoria.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, super, comprehensive benefits, and extensive development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working environment with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on community safety while advancing your legal career.
- Qualifications: 10+ years of corporate law experience and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 188000 - 188000 $ per year.
Full time, permanent role in Geelong office location, with flexible hybrid working. Offering a competitive salary of circa $188k plus super and benefits.
Care in Action: With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action. Right now, we’re seeking a Principal Solicitor who will play their part in the shared purpose. Someone with the right skills and expertise, as well as attitude and openness to new ideas, that help advance positive outcomes for the organisations, their colleagues, and themselves.
About the role: The Principal Solicitor provides high‑quality, strategic legal advice across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, leading the management of TAC’s most complex and high‑risk corporate legal matters. The role oversees a team of solicitors, including workload allocation, capability development, and knowledge management, to ensure consistent, efficient and client‑centred service delivery. It also drives organisational legal risk management, contributes to governance and decision‑making, and builds strong, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support TAC’s strategic priorities. As a senior technical specialist and people leader, the Principal Solicitor develops and mentors solicitors, uplifts legal practice capability, and leads the continuous improvement and streamlining of legal systems, processes and operational frameworks.
About the Team: This role sits within the Corporate Legal, Enterprise Compliance & Governance branch, within our Finance & Governance division, an area committed to ensuring TAC’s financial stability, corporate legal function and effective governance. You will be leading a high functioning supportive team of solicitors who work collaboratively to deliver clear, practical and client‑centred legal services. You will report to the General Counsel, a strong, strategic active leader who will support you in achieving goals and deliverables.
What we’re looking for:
- Senior Commercial Legal Expertise: Bring at least 10+ years of post‑admission experience as a corporate lawyer advising on corporate and commercial matters in a common law jurisdiction. Apply deep technical judgment to high‑risk, strategically significant matters and provide clear, rational and solutions‑focused advice.
- Strategic Leadership, Development and Operations: Lead and develop a team of solicitors, enabling a high‑performing, collaborative and client‑centred culture. Oversee workload allocation, workflow management and quality standards, while uplifting capability through mentoring, coaching and structured legal development. Strengthen legal operations by streamlining processes, embedding consistent practice standards, and driving continuous improvement across systems and procedures.
- Organisational Risk, Governance and Stakeholder Influence: Provide reliable, easy to understand advice on legal risk to support strong decision‑making. Build positive relationships across TAC and with external partners, negotiate agreements effectively, and prepare high‑quality briefings for senior leaders. Act with professionalism and integrity, support governance frameworks, and lead community as well as pro‑bono initiatives that contribute to access to justice.
Benefits and why you’ll love it here: Competitive salary, super and comprehensive benefits. Service delivery payment, salary packaging and a reward and recognition program. Extensive internal opportunities for development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.
A safe place to work: We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices, and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, men, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse, and LGBTIQA+ people to apply for roles.
Child Safety: At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website.
Requirements: This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check and a current Victorian practising certificate.
Principal Solicitor in Geelong employer: Travel Leaders Group, LLC
At the TAC, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture in our Geelong office. As a Principal Solicitor, you will have the opportunity to lead a high-performing team, drive legal excellence, and contribute to meaningful community initiatives, all while enjoying flexible hybrid working arrangements that promote work-life balance and professional growth.
