Legal Counsel I In-house

Peninsula Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Leave

Profit Sharing

Super Service & MVP Awards

Career Pathways

Education Assistance Program

Bright Exchange

Health & Wellness

Social Club

Job summary

Peninsula Australia is seeking a Legal Counsel to partner with business leaders across ANZ, shaping commercial direction and mentoring junior lawyers. You will report to the Senior Legal Counsel and manage complex commercial agreements while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.

You’ll bring 2+ years PQE, strong contract and commercial law knowledge, and a proven ability to provide clear, commercially focused advice.

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-qualification experience with a current practicing certificate.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial agreements.
• Excellent knowledge of contract law and commercial law.
• Proven ability to provide clear, concise, and commercially focused legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a variety of commercial contracts.
• Provide proactive legal advice to internal stakeholders on employment-related issues, consumer protection laws and WHS across ANZ.
• Advise, negotiate and resolve internal employment-related and commercial disputes.
• Identify and analyse legal risks and develop effective strategies to mitigate them.
• Keep abreast of relevant legislation, regulations, and industry developments.
• Develop and implement internal legal policies and procedures.
• Contribute to legal training to internal teams as required.

Skills

PQE 2+ years

Contract drafting

Commercial contracts

Legal advice

Job description

At Peninsula, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work certified company – our people stay because they are rewarded, valued and trusted to make an impact. Backed by one of the world's largest privately-owned business services groups, we're a market leader in HR, Employment Relations and Health & Safety advisory.

As Legal Counsel, you will be partnering with business leaders to shape our commercial direction, whilst providing support to and mentoring Junior Lawyers. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, you'll be a trusted advisor, handling complex commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and proactively identifying and mitigating legal risks.

At Peninsula, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work certified company – our people stay because they are rewarded, valued and trusted to make an impact. Backed by one of the world's largest privately-owned business services groups, we're a market leader in HR, Employment Relations and Health & Safety advisory.

As Legal Counsel, you will be partnering with business leaders to shape our commercial direction, whilst providing support to and mentoring Junior Lawyers. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, you'll be a trusted advisor, handling complex commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and proactively identifying and mitigating legal risks.

What you'll be doing:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of commercial contracts
• Providing proactive legal advice to internal stakeholders on employment-related legal issues, consumer protection laws and WHS issues across ANZ.
• Advise, negotiate and resolve internal employment-related and commercial disputes.
• Identifying and analysing legal risks and developing effective strategies to mitigate them.
• Keeping abreast of relevant legislation, regulations, and industry developments.
• Developing and implementing internal legal policies and procedures.
• Contribute to legal training to internal teams as required.

What you’ll bring:

• 2+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) with a current practicing certificate
• Demonstrable experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial agreements.
• Excellent knowledge of contract law and commercial law.
• Proven ability to provide clear, concise, and commercially focused legal advice.

Why Peninsula?

This is a high-impact role where you’ll genuinely shape the client experience and influence how we deliver for our customers every day. As a global brand with strong local presence, we invest in our people, support their growth, and continuously evolve our benefits to stay competitive.

Some of our perks include:

• Enhanced Leave: Start with up to25 daysleave in your first year and earn more as your career grows—up to31 daysafter 5 years!
• Profit Sharing: Share in the success of the business with anannual bonus.
• Super Service & MVP Awards: Earn$1000and enjoy a day off as a reward for demonstrating our values.
• Career Pathways: Take your career further with a structured development path and opportunities to grow into management, training and beyond!
• Education Assistance Program: We support your professional development with ongoing education assistance.
• Bright Exchange: Access exclusive discounts on hundreds of products and services.
• Health & Wellness:Enjoy a $250 voucher, gym discounts, and more!
• Social Club:Enjoy monthly events to stay connected and have some fun along the way!

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

At Peninsula,we careabout creating an inclusive workplace and celebrate diversity. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.