Legal Counsel - Pacific
Core
Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across Australian and New Zealand businesses, managing a broad range of matters from end to end with a high degree of autonomy.
Role type
Senior in-house commercial lawyer (Pacific region)
Builds
Commercial agreements, content licenses, technology and AI-enabled product initiatives
Domain
Legal services, Legal Technology, AI
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Commercial contracting, contract negotiation, legal risk assessment, stakeholder management, legal training, dispute support, legal technology adoption
Preferred skills
Generative AI tools, technology law, intellectual property, competition law, consumer law, SaaS, legal tech
Technologies
Generative AI, legal technology
Responsibilities
Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements (B2B, supplier, technology); Negotiate directly with customers and suppliers; Provide clear, practical legal advice balancing risk with business objectives; Build relationships with senior business stakeholders; Support key business projects and new product initiatives; Use generative AI to improve legal service delivery; Develop templates and playbooks; Deliver legal training and participate in legal clinics; Support disputes and pre-litigation matters; Collaborate with legal colleagues across the Pacific and internationally
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC