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Legal Counsel, Commercial Contracting

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Provide practical, risk-based legal advice and manage legal/regulatory risk for a sovereign wealth fund's commercial, operational, and strategic activities.

Role type

In-house commercial legal counsel

Builds

Commercial agreements, technology/data arrangements, and governance frameworks for a sovereign wealth fund

Domain

Sovereign wealth fund / Public asset management / Commercial law

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Commercial contract drafting and negotiation, legal risk assessment, regulatory compliance, stakeholder partnership, strategic project support, external counsel management, legislative monitoring, legal process improvement

Preferred skills

Government, procurement, technology, or data-related legal experience

Technologies

Cloud, data, AI-enabled initiatives

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (technology, software, cloud, data, consultancy); Assess and manage legal risk while balancing commercial objectives; Support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements; Partner with business stakeholders to develop pragmatic legal solutions; Provide legal support to strategic projects and transformation activities; Contribute legal expertise to technology, procurement, data, and AI initiatives; Engage and manage external legal advisers; Monitor legislative developments and advise on impacts; Contribute to improving legal processes and governance frameworks

Seniority

Mid-level (3-6 years post-qualification)

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