Legal Counsel, Commercial (2+ Years Pae)

Gatehouse Legal Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible office days

Supportive leadership

Interstate travel

Varied workdays

Job summary

Gatehouse Legal Recruitment is seeking a Legal Counsel with 2+ years of post-admission experience in commercial law to join a high-volume, varied role within a national transport and logistics business. The role offers hybrid working with flexible office days and exposure to contracts drafting, review, and negotiations across Australia.

The ideal candidate will have experience in contracts and commercial advice, with the ability to work autonomously in a trusted, mature environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-admission experience in commercial law.
• Experience with contracts drafting, review, and negotiations is essential.
• In-house commercial experience is valued.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and interpret commercial contracts and related documents.
• Provide commercial advice and risk assessment to business stakeholders.
• Negotiate terms and liaise with internal teams as required.

Skills

Commercial Law

Contracts Drafting

Contract Review

Negotiations

Commercial Advice

Job description

• Hybrid working environment with real work life balance, choose your offices days
• Trusted and mature environment with team focused and autonomous work
• National business with a variety of work

Legal Counsel with 2+ PAE to join a high volume, high variety Commercial Law role with a national transport and logistics business!

The Opportunity

Our client are privately owned national business who provide high end logistics, transport and warehouse solutions across Australia. They are recruiting a Commercial Lawyer who has over 2 years experience in commercial law including but not limited to contracts drafting, review, interpretation, negotiations and general commercial advice to join their legal function.

On Offer

• Truly flexible environment with your choice of office days
• Supportive leadership who will enable your success
• Engage and build relationships with all levels of the business with travel to interstate offices
• No two days are the same

The Ideal Candidate

• 2+ Years PAE
• Candidates with in-house commercial experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Kieran Libbis on 0472 675 007 or email [e-mail]