About the role

In-House Legal Counsel supporting Australia and New Zealand operations, reporting to the Regional Legal Lead. The role covers Sydney and Melbourne locations and provides legal counsel across ANZ jurisdictions for a logistics and transportation business.

Key responsibilities

- Independently draft, review and negotiate a broad range of logistics and commercial agreements for ANZ operations, including domestic and international transport contracts, warehousing and logistics service agreements, supplier agreements, SLAs, and sales/purchasing contracts

- Ensure all contractual documents comply with applicable Australian federal/state/territory laws, New Zealand laws, and internal risk management policies

- Provide legal compliance support and risk assessment for ANZ projects and daily operations across employment and labour, data protection, trade and anti-corruption, and ESG and regulatory areas

- Support market entry procedures, licence applications, regulatory filings, and coordinate with local external counsel and authorities on inquiries and inspections

- Conduct legal risk assessments for innovative business models, including last-mile delivery solutions and cross-border e-commerce schemes

- Establish and continuously optimize internal legal policies, governance frameworks and internal control mechanisms

- Manage corporate entity compliance, including statutory records, annual filings, post-acquisition integration and standardized governance of subsidiaries





- Administer internal authorization systems including director appointments, powers of attorney, and signing authority matrix

- Develop and iterate contract approval processes and deliver regular legal training to operations, sales, finance and cross-functional teams

- Lead and coordinate the resolution of commercial claims, disputes, arbitration and litigation; collaborate with external lawyers and provide strategic recommendations to senior management

About you

- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited university in Australia or New Zealand

- Admitted or eligible to practice law in at least one Australian jurisdiction

- 2–6 years of commercial legal experience, ideally in logistics, transportation, international trade, or a multinational in-house team

- Sound knowledge and practical experience in at least one or more of the following: ANZ commercial and transport law, trade compliance, data privacy, employment law, or corporate governance

- Proven ability to independently review and negotiate contracts

- Experience in establishing or optimising compliance/governance systems is a strong plus

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of handling complex legal documents and cross-border business coordination

- Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (preferred)

- Familiarity with logistics industry business models and standard practices (preferred)

- Robust business acumen and cross-cultural communication skills, able to balance risk control with business growth (preferred)

📌 In-House Legal Counsel (Australia & New Zealand) (Australia Plains)
🏢 SF EXPRESS
📍 Australia Plains