Legal Counsel – Hotel Development

About EVT

At EVT we believe in changing the game. Why? Because no one wants ordinary. If you're seeking to be part of the kind of wow-factor moments you can help shape, then you've come to the right place.

As market-leading experience creators, we bring to life some of the best-known brands and properties in entertainment, ventures, and travel. Our portfolio includes over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection by EVT and Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few.

Our Vision is to be leaders in creating experiences that escape the ordinary
Our Purpose is to make the day better for ourselves, each other, our group, our customers and communities. We do this by living our values of empowerment, possibilities and community. We achieve our Vision and Purpose by delivering on our goals and values.

Our Goals

• Grow revenue ahead of market 
• Maximise asset performance
• Business transformation    

Our Values 

• Empowerment: Step up and be accountable
• Possibilities: Always evolve and improve
• Community: Strong teams, better together

The Role

Working closely with the Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial, the Legal Counsel - Hotel Development will partner with EVT’s Hotel Development Team across Australia, New Zealand and Asia to provide legal advice and support on a range of hotel development matters with a focus on hotel management agreements to support EVT’s growth strategy for both its branded hotel portfolio and EVT Connect Hospitality.

Key Responsibilities
Hotel Development

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating hotel management agreements, hotel branding agreements, hotel franchise agreements, hotel services agreements, technical services agreements, land owner deeds, bank non disturbance deeds and key money side deeds. 
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating MOUs, Heads of Agreement, Confidentiality Agreements and Deeds of Variation. 
• Reviewing draft Term Sheets. 
• Updating templates and precedents.
• Assisting with hotel business sale and purchase transactions, including assisting with the review of sale and purchase contracts and reviewing due diligence materials.

Commercial and Corporate

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements relating to hotels including cleaning and housekeeping agreements, services agreements, conference and group booking agreements, airline crew agreements, OTA agreements and rate distribution agreements. 
• Assisting with updating board reports and preparing sign off memos to company directors.
• Assisting with the review and update of company policies. 

What you’ll bring
The successful applicant will be a qualified lawyer with at least 5 years’ experience working in a law firm or inhouse legal team. Previous experience with hotel management agreements would be highly regarded. Australian citizenship or the ability to work in Australia is a key requirement.
These are important skills and experience for this role:

• Approachable and readily available to provide legal advice and support that is practical and commercially relevant to EVT’s Hotel Development Team.
• Strong drafting skills and attention to detail.
• Strong negotiation and advocacy skills.
• Flexibility in a fast paced, ever changing environment
• Effective time management skills and the ability to manage a large number of matters and competing priorities.
• A skilled communicator capable of engaging with a number of stakeholders within the business at various levels and communicating complex information and concepts in non-legalistic terms. 

Perks from day one

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels: no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels: QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets, plus discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Paid parental leave, community and volunteering opportunities.

Apply now

Join the EVT team and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in, so don't wait. We can't wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

When you click apply, you'll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You'll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.