Junior Lawyer

BDO; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Melbourne is seeking a full-time junior lawyer to join their in-house legal team. This role offers the chance to work in a hybrid environment, focusing on commercial contracts, while collaborating with experienced legal professionals. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Law and at least one year of post-qualification experience. The firm offers various benefits and a supportive culture aimed at professional growth.

Benefits

Fitness challenges

Corporate health insurance discounts

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Minimum one year PQE, preferably in private practice.
• Interest in contracts and commercial law.
• Commitment to self-development and enhancing legal skills.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and advise on client and commercial contracts.
• Manage BDO's Contracts Repository and lifecycle management software.
• Research legal issues affecting the Firm.
• Provide updates and training on legal developments.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Strong work ethic

Research and analysis

Education

Bachelor of Laws (or Juris Doctor) and eligible to practice

Job description

At BDO Australia, our why is 'empowering people, realising possibilities'. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

About the Role

Say goodbye to billable hours and timesheets! Due to growth within the firm, BDO's in-house legal team is looking to recruit a full-time junior lawyer.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from an experienced legal team across a broad range of practice areas. This role will suit lawyers looking to maintain a broad commercial practice and who are interested in being a trusted legal adviser to the firm.

You may be based in either Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. This is a hybrid role with a mix of in-office and work from home days available.

How your impact will be felt

Working with the General Counsel, Head of Legal and senior lawyers in the team, you will have prior contracts / commercial legal experience, ideally in a private practice setting. Prior inhouse experience is not a pre-requisite to this role.

You will be provided the opportunity to develop your legal skills in a friendly and supportive environment and your responsibilities will include:

• Strong focus on reviewing, drafting and advising on various client and commercial contracts and BDO's Standard Terms of Trade; enhance your ability to negotiate and manage complex agreements.
• Manage BDO's Contracts Repository; maximise service delivery through dedicated contracts lifecycle management software
• Researching legal issues that affect the Firm; deepen your understanding of legal principles and enhance your ability to provide commercial and well-informed advice.
• Assisting the Legal team to update the business on legal developments and provide training; enhance your ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance.

Do you have the following?

You enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative and high-performing environment. You have commercial acumen and a strong work ethic, as well as the following:

• Bachelor of Laws (or Juris Doctor) and eligible to practice in an Australian State or Territory.
• Likely suit someone with minimum one years PQE (private practice experience will be highly regarded).
• A keen interest in contracts and commercial law and developing your legal skills.
• Research and analysis: ability to interpret the law and develop practical and commercial solutions.
• Self-development: commitment to developing your own technical knowledge and expertise and legal skills.

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.

Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what's possible.

Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, free breakfast, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

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BDO is a trusted adviser to clients seeking Audit, Tax and Advisory services. As one of the world’s leading Audit and Accounting organisations, we have clients of all types and sizes from large corporate organisations to private businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals across an array of industry sectors.

BDO now extends across 164 countries and territories, and in Australia we are one of the country's largest associations of independently owned accounting practices with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.

We’re working towards a strong future as a global organisation built on local relationships.