Legal Counsel

Vocus; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and inclusion culture

Career development & training

Discounts to retailers

Generous leave options

Study assistance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Vocus seeks a passionate Legal Counsel to provide practical legal support on regulatory and commercial matters. You will independently review, advise on and negotiate contracts, escalating complex or high-risk issues to Senior Legal Counsel or Head of Legal.

You’ll partner with sales, operations and finance, create guidance notes, manage matters from intake to close, and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive culture that values disruptive thinking.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE in-house or commercial contracting.
• Ability to work independently with strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and risk-based advice.
• Excellent communication across stakeholders.
• Organised matter management and prioritisation.
• Adaptable to new areas of law and regulation.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely advice on straightforward legal and regulatory issues using playbooks and guidance.
• Review, advise on and negotiate customer, supplier and operations contracts on standard terms.
• Identify non-standard or high-risk positions and escalate with options and impact.
• Partner with sales, commercial, operations, finance and delivery teams.
• Create guidance notes, clause positions, checklists and FAQs.
• Manage matters from intake to completion, including updates and closing actions.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract review

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Education

Qualified lawyer (Law degree)

Tools

CRM systems

Contract management software

Job description

• Permanent role
• Hybrid working, 2 days in the office

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?
We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!
The Legal Counsel provides practical legal support on legal, regulatory and commercial matters. The role independently reviews, advises on and negotiates contracts on standard terms and third-party terms in line with playbooks, with escalation of complex, novel or high-risk issues to Senior Legal Counsel or the Head of Legal.

What You’ll Be Doing Day-to-day

• 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 escalation 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.

What You’ll Bring To This Role

• Qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE, preferably including in-house or commercial contracting experience
• Ability to work independently but know when to escape
• Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial judgement and practical risk-based advice
• Strong communication skills including 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.

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Generous discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.
We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.
With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.
If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.