Company Description Paramount Liquor is the largest independently owned liquor wholesaler in Australia, bringing generations of hospitality experience to venues nationwide. As a long-standing family-owned business, Paramount Liquor combines deep industry knowledge with a commitment to helping hospitality operators thrive. The company offers the largest product range in the country and provides holistic services, including drinks list consultations, an industry-first rewards program, innovative partnerships, and access to insights and data.

With a strong focus on the future, Paramount Liquor is redefining what it means to be a liquor wholesaler and aims to be Australia’s leading independent liquor provider while fostering a world-class hospitality culture.

Role Description

We’re looking for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join Paramount Liquor Group and work closely with our General Counsel across a broad and interesting legal portfolio.

This is a hands-on in-house role suited to a lawyer who enjoys being close to the business, solving problems and providing practical, commercially focused advice.

The role

You’ll support the General Counsel across a range of matters, including:

- drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including supplier, distribution, logistics, warehousing,



services and trading agreements
- liquor licensing and regulatory compliance across our wholesale and retail operations
- corporate and governance matters
- privacy and data protection
- employment and workplace matters
- competition and consumer law
- developing templates, precedents, training and legal processes
- supporting the management of external counsel and legal spend.

You’ll work directly with stakeholders across the business and have the opportunity to help shape and further develop Paramount’s in-house legal function.

About you

Ideally, you will have around 3–6 years’ post-admission experience, gained in private practice, in-house or a combination of both, with robust corporate and commercial drafting skills.

Experience in a regulated industry such as alcohol, FMCG, retail or distribution would be highly regarded.

We’re particularly interested in someone who is:

- commercially pragmatic and solutions-focused
- confident assessing and communicating legal risk
- a strong drafter and negotiator
- comfortable managing competing priorities
- proactive, collaborative and able to build strong relationships across a fast-moving business.

Location: Hybrid. Office located at Derrimut, Victoria.

📌 Legal Counsel (Melbourne)
🏢 Paramount Liquor
📍 Melbourne