Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazon Web Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel based in Sydney to negotiate and advise on technology contracts, focusing on Australian and New Zealand public sector customers and responses to tender proposals.

The role involves providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to business teams, supporting compliance training, and helping develop processes to improve the public sector practice, including complex, high-dollar-value deals.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a leading university.
• Admitted to practice law in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2+ years of post-admission legal experience at a top national or international firm, in-house, or government.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and advise on technology contracts with a focus on Australian and New Zealand public sector customers.
• Assist responses to bid proposals and tenders.
• Provide ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to business teams; support compliance training and awareness.
• Develop, implement and manage process improvements across the legal team; handle high-dollar-value transactions.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract drafting

Public sector experience

Regulatory liaison

Education

Law degree (LL.B./J.D.)

Job description

This Associate Corporate Counsel will negotiate and advise on a wide range of technology contracts with a focus on Australian and New Zealand public sector customers, assist with responses to bid proposals/tenders, support compliance training and awareness, and work proactively with regulators and policy makers. They will provide ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to business team members on a day-to-day basis, and help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team. Typical transactions will range from standard contracts to complex, high-dollar-value agreements.

The successful candidate will be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, have sound written and oral communication skills, and demonstrate good judgment even in ambiguous situations.

This position will be based in Sydney. Travel, including international travel, will be required.

• Law degree (L.L.B., J.D. or equivalent) from a leading university and/or law school.
• Admitted to practice law in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2+ years of post-admission legal experience at a top national or international law firm, in-house, or government agency, preferably with experience in emerging technology matters (e.g. Intellectual Property, AI/ML, etc.).
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines.

Description

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented junior lawyer to support Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers and more. As part of the AWS public sector legal team, the successful candidate will support AWS’s public sector customers, including government, state owned enterprises, NGOs, healthcare, and educational institutions, in Australia, New Zealand, and around the broader Asia-Pacific region.

This Associate Corporate Counsel will negotiate and advise on a wide range of technology contracts with a focus on Australian and New Zealand public sector customers, assist with responses to bid proposals/tenders, support compliance training and awareness, and work proactively with regulators and policy makers. They will provide ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to business team members on a day-to-day basis, and help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team. Typical transactions will range from standard contracts to complex, high-dollar-value agreements.

The successful candidate will be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard and being continually challenged, have sound written and oral communication skills, and demonstrate good judgment even in ambiguous situations.

This position will be based in Sydney. Travel, including international travel, will be required.

Basic qualifications

• Law degree (L.L.B., J.D. or equivalent) from a leading university and/or law school.
• Admitted to practice law in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2+ years of post-admission legal experience at a top national or international law firm, in-house, or government agency, preferably with experience in emerging technology matters (e.g. Intellectual Property, AI/ML, etc.).
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Complex contracting experience involving public sector customers (including government, state owned enterprises, NGOs, healthcare, and educational institutions).
• Sound written and oral communication, and client interaction skills.
• Experience in public sector procurement and knowledge of Australian or New Zealand public procurement requirements.
• Knowledge of Commonwealth security regulations (e.g. the Protective Security Policy Framework and Information Security Manual).
• Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-and-suitability).

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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