Commercial Contracts Counsel (2–5 PQE)

Vocus Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous retailer discounts

Extensive leave options and study/leav

Study assistance programs

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Vocus Group is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide practical legal support across regulatory and commercial matters. You will independently review and negotiate contracts on standard terms, escalating complex issues to Senior Legal Counsel or Head of Legal as needed.

You’ll advise cross-function teams, draft guidance notes and manage matters through intake to close, ensuring compliant and commercially sound outcomes for the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE, preferably including in-house or commercial contracting experience.
• Ability to work independently but know when to clarify.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and practical risk-based advice.
• Strong communication skills across a varied stakeholder group.
• Organised approach to matter management and competing priorities.
• Comfort with legal workflow, CRM and document management systems.
• Ability to adapt to new and complex areas of law and regulation.
• Ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely advice on straightforward legal and regulatory issues, applying playbooks, precedent positions and risk guidance.
• Review, advise on and negotiate customer, supplier and operational contracts on standard and third-party terms independently within agreed boundaries.
• Identify non-standard or higher-risk positions and elevate with clear options, recommendations and impact assessment.
• Partner with sales, commercial, operational, finance and delivery teams to support transactions and business objectives.
• Create or update guidance notes, clause positions, checklists and FAQs for recurring legal issues.
• Manage allocated matters from intake to completion, including status updates, document control and closing actions.

Skills

PQE 2-5 yrs

In-house/Commercial

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Communication skills

Matter management

CRM & document mgmt

Education

Law degree

Tools

CRM

Document management

Job description

Vocus Group is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide practical legal support across regulatory and commercial matters. You will independently review and negotiate contracts on standard terms, escalating complex issues to Senior Legal Counsel or Head of Legal as needed.

You’ll advise cross-function teams, draft guidance notes and manage matters through intake to close, ensuring compliant and commercially sound outcomes for the business.