Senior Legal Counsel

Description

• Contributing to a strong legal culture and acting as an ambassador for the Legal Team across the organisation.
• Working closely with product teams to review new products or new data-use proposals before launch.
• Advising on contract risks, commercial terms and practical pathways that align with business objectives.
• Advising on privacy laws, data usage rights, and compliance considerations for digital products.
• Enforcing Domain’s IP rights across products and brands.
• Identifying legal risks in commercial proposals and partnering with the business to find compliant, commercial solutions.
• Advising on misleading and deceptive conduct in marketing collateral.
• Providing advice that is both technically sound and pragmatic.
• Proactively taking action against third parties engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct or IP infringement.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts—including services agreements, software agreements, licences and technology-related contracts.
• Initiating claims and managing commercial disputes, including negotiations to support positive dispute resolution.
• Responding to regulatory investigations and engaging directly with regulators where required.

Requirements

• Strong capability across disputes, consumer law, privacy, contract law and intellectual property.
• Admitted to practise in Australia with a current practising certificate.
• High attention to detail and a proactive “get-up-and-go” approach.
• Strong communicator who can influence and partner effectively across the business.
• Ability to identify and assess risks and provide practical, business-focused advice.
• Strong commercial acumen and a business focused mind.
• Capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with high volumes of live matters.
• Senior Legal Counsel (Permanent)
• Experience managing disputes before courts, tribunals and regulators in addition to managing external law firms.
• 6–10 years PQE gained at a reputable law firm, ideally within a Litigation or Disputes team.
• Strong experience managing disputes, including IP, consumer law and misleading/deceptive conduct matters.
• Experience in digital, technology or data-driven environments (in-house or secondment experience is beneficial but not essential).
• Operating confidently in ambiguity and supporting the business to deliver on key strategies.
• Ability to run matters independently while looping in the Head of Legal (Commercial) or the CLO as needed.
• Experience reviewing and advising on digital product launches, focusing on data usage, privacy and misleading and deceptive conduct.
• Thrives in a small, hands-on legal team—comfortable rolling up your sleeves and taking on varied tasks as needed.
• Collaborative, adaptable and commercially minded.
• Law degree (LLB or JD).
• Experience dealing with regulators and responding to regulatory investigations.

Benefits

• Continuous opportunities to leap, learn and grow in a team that values creativity and innovation
• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance