Job Description

The opportunity n

An established national business is looking to appoint a Legal Counsel to join its small, highly engaged legal team in Sydney.

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This is a hands-on commercial role suited to a lawyer who enjoys being close to the business, negotiating deals and providing practical advice rather than operating in a heavily process-driven legal environment.

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Working closely with the General Counsel and stakeholders across the organisation, approximately 60–70% of the role will focus on commercial contracting, with the remaining 30–40% predominantly focused on privacy-related matters.

The work n

You will have exposure to a broad range of commercial matters, including:

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- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating customer and vendor agreements
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- Advising on commercial transactions and contractual risk
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- Privacy, data protection and related compliance matters
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- Providing practical legal advice to internal stakeholders
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- Supporting disputes and broader business risk matters
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- Advising on general corporate and commercial issues as they arise
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The environment is fast-moving and transactional,



with the legal team expected to understand the commercial drivers behind a matter and help the business reach an appropriate outcome.

About you n

You will be an Australian-qualified lawyer with 3+ years' post-qualification experience in private practice, ideally with strong privacy law exposure.

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Ideally, you will bring:

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- Legal Counsel experience advantageous
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- Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation experience
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- Good working knowledge of Australian privacy law
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- The confidence to engage directly with commercial stakeholders
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- A practical, solutions-focused approach to legal advice
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You do not need to be a privacy specialist, however you will need sufficient experience to confidently advise on privacy-related matters as part of a broader commercial role.

Why consider this opportunity? n

This is an prospect to join a lean legal function where you will have direct exposure to the General Counsel, meaningful ownership of your work and regular interaction with the wider business.

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The role offers hybrid working from a Sydney CBD office, a broad commercial workload and a salary of $170k-$190k incl super + performance bonus.

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Charterhouse Partnership Australia -

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📌 Legal Counsel - Commercial & Privacy (Sydney)
🏢 Charterhouse
📍 Sydney