Legal Counsel

The Search Firm; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Search Firm is seeking a Legal Counsel to join an in-house team in Sydney. You will provide trusted, practical legal advice across a broad range of commercial matters while helping to manage legal risk and ensure regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, you will draft, review and negotiate agreements, policies and court documents, and support compliance initiatives and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE in commercial law (IP, franchising, privacy, competition).
• Strong judgement and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proactive, highly organised and able to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear written and verbal legal advice on commercial matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate legal documents and policies.
• Support regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisers.
• Contribute to legal process improvement and precedents.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Legal drafting

Time management

Job description

Join a dynamic in-house legal team in a broad, commercially focused Legal Counsel role. Reporting to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, you will provide trusted, practical legal advice across a diverse range of business matters while helping to manage legal risk and support regulatory compliance.

The role

As Legal Counsel, you will manage a varied portfolio of commercial legal matters and provide clear, timely and pragmatic advice to internal stakeholders. You will work across agreements, policies, claims, regulatory developments and business initiatives, with a strong focus on managing legal risk and maintaining professional standards.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing clear written and verbal legal advice on commercial arrangements, claims, operational matters and regulatory or legislative developments.

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documents, including agreements, policies, precedents and court documents.

Supporting ongoing compliance with legal advice and contractual obligations.

Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand priorities, provide progress updates and deliver advice within agreed timeframes.

Engaging with external legal advisers, regulators, courts and tribunals where required.

Supporting legal process improvement, precedent development, business education and broader team projects.

About you

You are a commercially astute lawyer with strong judgement, excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex legal issues into plain-English advice. You are proactive, highly organised and comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will have 3+ years PQE either from a law firm or in-house environment working on a broad range of commercial matters including Intellectual Property, franchising, privacy and competition and consumer law.

What is on offer

This role offers genuine breadth, exposure to complex commercial legal work and the opportunity to make a practical contribution to business decision-making. You will work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders, take ownership of a diverse matter portfolio and play an important role in strengthening legal capability, processes and compliance across the business.