[Hiring] Commercial Lawyer @LegalVision

Role Description

Due to the ever-increasing number of large national and multinational clients we support through our highly-regarded legal membership solution, we are recruiting an experienced commercial lawyer to join our Enterprise team as a Senior Lawyer in a newly created role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with leading in-house legal teams and Australia's biggest companies, acting as a trusted legal advisor while building deep exposure to complex, high-volume commercial work at scale. Our clients include national retailers, financial institutions, tech and other software businesses, and household names across a variety of industries.

As a Senior Lawyer in the Enterprise team, you will deliver technically excellent, efficient, and pragmatic legal support across a broad range of commercial matters, while also playing an important role in supporting and supervising junior lawyers and graduates.

Your Responsibilities

• Act as an extension of clients’ in-house legal teams, providing high-quality, responsive and practical commercial legal advice.
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including supply, distribution, services, sponsorship and licensing agreements.
• Advise on general commercial matters, corporate governance and regulatory compliance issues, including Australian Consumer Law and Privacy Law.
• Manage multiple client matters simultaneously, adapting to different business cultures and working styles.
• Build strong relationships with in-house counsel and key business stakeholders.
• Support the supervision, training and development of junior lawyers and graduates.
• Participate in business development initiatives, including attending client events, webinars, sales meetings and conferences.

Qualifications

• Admitted to practise on an unrestricted basis in Australia with at least 4 years' post qualification experience in private practice and/or in-house.
• Strong technical expertise in drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Experience advising on general commercial and regulatory matters across diverse industries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with highly sophisticated clients.
• A practical, solutions-focused mindset with strong commercial acumen.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a high-performing team.
• Interest in mentoring and supporting the development of junior lawyers and graduates.

Benefits

• Get exposure to a diverse range of clients and legal matters, and develop close relationships with your clients.
• Build strong supervision skills.
• Enjoy flexibility, autonomy and working within an incredible team, all while supercharging your career.
• Have the ability to meaningfully contribute to the growth and direction of LegalVision.
• Earn additional ‘LV Leave’ days, plus paid birthday leave, volunteering leave, and parental leave.
• Annual budget to spend on external learning and development.
• Regular team socials, drinks and team lunches.
• Vibrant office environment in Surry Hills super close to Central Station with flexible work-from-home options, or fully remote work for those not located in Sydney.