Legal Counsel - Pacific

RELX; Australia; Remote; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis in Australia/New Zealand is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel - Pacific to provide commercially focused legal advice across AU and NZ businesses. You will handle end-to-end matters with autonomy, negotiating contracts and guiding AI-enabled initiatives.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders, manage risk, and contribute to templates and playbooks while collaborating with regional and global legal teams. Flexible or remote work options apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ PQE and admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, drafting, reviewing and negotiating.
• Experience in a top-tier firm or large corporate/in-house legal team.
• Ability to manage matters independently with sound judgement.
• Experience using generative AI tools in legal work.
• Commercial pragmatism and ability to prioritise in a fast-moving environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability and appetite to work with technology and product transformation.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements including B2B customer agreements and licences.
• Negotiate directly with customers, suppliers and counterparties.
• Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice balancing risk with business goals.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand.
• Support key business projects and AI-enabled technology initiatives.
• Use AI and legal tech to improve efficiency and quality of service.
• Develop templates, playbooks and practical guidance for the wider business.
• Deliver legal training and participate in clinics.
• Support disputes and manage external counsel as needed.
• Collaborate with Pacific and international legal teams.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

AI tools in legal

Strategic thinking

Adaptability

Education

Admitted to practice in Australia or New Zealand

Job description

Australia or New Zealand | Permanent, Full-time | Flexible Working or Fully Remote

About the role

This is an opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to join LexisNexis and work at the intersection of law, technology and AI .

As Legal Counsel - Pacific, you’ll provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across the Australian and New Zealand businesses, managing a broad range of matters from end to end with a high degree of autonomy.

You’ll work closely with business stakeholders and be trusted to negotiate contracts, assess commercial risk and help the business move forward with confidence.

It’s a varied, fast-paced role where no two days will necessarily look the same. You’ll have exposure to everything from customer and supplier agreements to content licensing, technology and new product initiatives, including AI-enabled products .

What you’ll be doing

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements , including B2B customer agreements, content licences, supplier and technology agreements.
• Negotiate directly with customers, suppliers and other counterparties.
• Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal risk with business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand.
• Support key business projects, new products and technology initiatives, including AI-enabled solutions.
• Use generative AI and legal technology to improve the efficiency and quality of legal service delivery.
• Develop templates, playbooks and practical guidance to support the wider business.
• Deliver legal training and participate in legal clinics.
• Support disputes and pre-litigation matters and manage external counsel where required.
• Collaborate with legal colleagues across the Pacific and internationally.

About you

You’re a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys being close to the business and is comfortable taking ownership of matters rather than simply identifying legal issues.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• 5+ years’ PQE and admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand, with a current practicing certificate or eligibility to obtain one.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, particularly drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
• Experience gained within a top-tier, national or international law firm and/or a large corporate or multinational in-house legal team .
• The confidence to manage matters independently and sound judgement around when to elevate.
• Strong stakeholder management, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Practical experience using generative AI tools in legal work , whether for research, drafting, review or improving workflows.
• A commercially pragmatic mindset and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability and an appetite to work with a business experiencing ongoing technology and product transformation.

Experience in technology, intellectual property, competition and consumer law, content licensing, SaaS, AI or legal technology would be advantageous, but you don’t need to tick every box.

Why join us?

This role offers a chance to move beyond traditional legal advisory work and become a genuine commercial partner to the business.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work with an international legal technology and AI business where technology is changing both the products we build and the way legal work is delivered.
• Build broad commercial experience across a diverse Australian and New Zealand business.
• Take genuine ownership of matters and develop the stakeholder management skills needed for your next career step.
• Work alongside specialist legal colleagues across areas including employment, privacy and IP, as well as regional and global teams.
• Use and develop your skills with AI and legal technology in your day-to-day legal practice.
• Connect with the broader APAC legal team, including an annual team get-together involving international travel.

The role offers flexible working and can be based across Australia or New Zealand, excluding Perth due to the time-zone requirements of the team.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis is a global leader in legal technology and AI , helping legal professionals make better decisions, work more efficiently and deliver better outcomes for their clients and organisations.

We combine trusted legal content and expertise with innovative technologies, including generative AI , to transform how legal work gets done. Our products and solutions support customers across law firms, corporations, government and other organisations around the world.

As part of a global business, you’ll join an environment that brings together law, technology, data and AI , with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across Australia, New Zealand and internationally.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. C