Technology Lawyer

Empire Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Work From Home

Paid paternity leave

Corporate discounts

Support for further study

Pro bono work

L&D programmes

Job summary

Empire Group in Australia seeks an experienced technology and commercial lawyer to draft, review, and negotiate high-value technology procurement and cloud/SaaS agreements. You will advise on telecom infrastructure access, network rollouts, and complex joint ventures, while providing incident response strategy and data privacy guidance.

The role also supports transactional corporate matters and requires strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder interaction with major enterprises and

Qualifications

• 2 to 8+ years specialising in TMT, tech procurement, or commercial technology law.
• Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interface directly with key personnel at major enterprise entities and government departments.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate high-value technology procurement, cloud/SaaS agreements, and managed services contracts.
• Advising on telecommunications infrastructure access, network rollouts, and complex commercial joint ventures.
• Providing cybersecurity incident response strategy, advising on data privacy and data breach risk mitigation.
• Supporting transactional corporate matters.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Job description

About the Firm & The Team

Our client is a top-10 Australian corporate law firm. Their clients include major corporates, financial institutions and government bodies. The firm is celebrated for its highly collaborative, supportive, and flexible workplace culture.

This team is known for being at the forefront of the Australian tech sector and the partners are known for leading major telecommunications infrastructure projects, advising on cyber risk as well as defence procurement and IT rollouts.

The Role

Depending on your level of experience, responsibilities will include:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating high-value technology procurement, cloud/SaaS agreements, and managed services contracts
• Advising on telecommunications infrastructure access, network rollouts, and complex commercial joint ventures.
• Providing critical cybersecurity incident response strategy, advising on data privacy and data breach risk mitigation.
• Supporting transactional corporate matters

About You

To ensure a successful fit for this dynamic practice, you will possess:

• 2 to 8+ years paespecializing in TMT, tech procurement, or commercial technology law.
• Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to interface directly with key personnel at major enterprise entities and government departments.

Benefits & Culture

• Top-Tier Matters, Sensible Hours: Enjoy access to massive, A$1B+ tech projects without sacrificing your lifestyle.
• Genuine Mentorship: Train under partners who actively invest in your technical acumen and career development.
• Other benefits such as bonuses, WFH, paid paternity leave, corporate discounts, support for further study, access to pro bono work, L&D programmes