We're at the size where the legal work is constant, commercial and genuinely interesting. We love our lawyers and our external firm, and we're not looking to replace them. But we need someone in-house to triage the work and make things go faster. Quite often we don't need a full-blown outsourced firm — we need a pragmatic operator who makes deals happen safely, not a department that says no. This isn't urgent for us. But if we find the right person, we'll make it happen.
The mix is broad by design. Client MSAs, SOWs and IP terms (our model deliberately leaves IP and architecture with the client — you'll protect that promise in both directions). Employment and contractor frameworks across Australia and overseas hires. Scale-side work: equity participation in client businesses, capital raising alongside partners, and the obligations that come with being a corporate authorised representative under an AFSL. You'll own all of it, build the templates and processes as you go, and pull in external specialists only where it's genuinely needed.
What you will do
Own commercial contracting end to end: MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, partner agreements — drafting, negotiating, closing
Protect the IP architecture of our client model: clients keep their IP; our reusable know-how stays ours
Run employment and contractor frameworks: FTEs, Australian contractors, and international hires
Support Scale deals: equity participation, capital raises with partners, and AFSL/corporate authorised representative obligations
Set our privacy, data and compliance posture, including for clients in regulated industries (energy, care, financial services)
Build the legal function: templates, playbooks, sign-off thresholds — and manage external counsel where specialist depth is needed
What you bring — Required
Australian-qualified lawyer with 5+ years PQE across commercial/technology law




Deep experience drafting and negotiating services and software agreements
Pragmatic risk judgement: you find the path to yes and can defend where you drew the line
Plain-English communication — founders and clients, not just other lawyers
Comfortable as the only lawyer in the building, building the function as you go
Strongly preferred
In-house experience at a tech company, agency or scale-up
Exposure to financial services regulation, ideally AFSL / corporate authorised representative arrangements
Employment law depth, including international contractor arrangements
Flex market and energy systems experience is always a big bonus
Nice to have
Energy-sector regulatory exposure
M&A; or investment transaction experience
Why this role
First legal hire, full trust, and deal flow most in-house roles never see: services, equity, capital and regulated industries in the same week. You'll build the legal function of a company that's compounding rapid, and your judgement will shape how we do deals for years.
What you get
A competitive package that reflects the calibre we hire at
Access to every AI tool on the market (as long as it has passed security) with team support and budget to get you set up and moving fast
Hard, interesting problems: real scale, real consequences. Not busywork and decks
Direct access to some of the most experienced operators in the country
A team that will stretch you, back you, and make you better
The interview process
Our process is straightforward and moves fast: a short video interview (we know most people hate this — the only people who don't hate it are in sales — but it's an important and necessary step, and if you can't push outside your comfort zone, you're not going to fit in here), then a practical deep-dive on real problems, not puzzles, then a final conversation with the founders. We move quickly for the right person.
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📌 Legal Counsel (New South Wales)
🏢 10x Labs
📍 New South Wales