LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created.

We're a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients' legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions. Together, we find new ways to supercharge the value that legal professionals and in-house legal teams deliver.

With LOD, you get all the best bits of being a lawyer - interesting work with some of the world's most exciting organisations, plus the flexibility and freedom to live your life how you want.

Who we're looking for?

We are seeking a Privacy & Technology Lawyer to join a leading Australian organisation operating at the intersection of media, digital platforms, technology, and public service on a secondment basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with a technology-focused background to join a cooperative legal team supporting a broad range of technology, privacy and compliance matters. You'll work closely with legal and business stakeholders across a complex and evolving environment, providing pragmatic advice that helps deliver innovative digital products and services to millions of Australians.

The role would suit a lawyer who enjoys working closely with the business, navigating emerging technology issues, and delivering practical legal solutions in a fast-paced environment.

About the Role:

You will

- Advise on a wide range of technology, digital platform and commercial matters.

- Draft, review and negotiate technology, software, licensing and other commercial agreements.

- Support the business on privacy and compliance initiatives across multiple functions.

- Partner with stakeholders to identify and manage legal and regulatory risks.

- Work closely with a highly experienced privacy lawyer and provide support across the broader privacy and compliance function.





- Deliver practical, commercially focused legal advice that balances legal risk with organisational objectives.

- Contribute to strategic projects involving digital products, technology platforms and operational initiatives.

- Assist with the development and continuous improvement of legal processes, policies and governance frameworks.

About you:

You will likely bring

- Approximately 2-4 years' PQE gained in-house and/or private practice.

- A strong background in technology, digital platforms, IT, software, or technology-related commercial contracting.

- Experience advising on technology transactions and commercial legal issues in a business-facing role.

- Exposure to privacy law and compliance, with the confidence to support privacy initiatives and advise on day-to-day privacy matters.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.

- Strong commercial acumen and a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset.

- The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a broader legal team.

- Experience gained predominantly in an in-house environment or outside a traditional law firm setting will be highly regarded.

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD lawyer is like no other.

- We’re an Employer of Choice: for the fifth year in a row, we’ve been recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer. We’re even prouder that we’ve received an employee NPS score across Australia of 81 which is recognised as “ground-breaking”.

- CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging,



career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.

- No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.

- You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!

- You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, have access to mentoring programs and high quality know-how, LOD social events, and receive regular training to assist in your ongoing growth and development.

- Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.

- We’re global : LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities. In late 2023, LOD joined forces with Consilio, the global leader in legal consulting and enterprise legal services. Together, LOD & Consilio have a team of approximately 10,000 lawyers, legal engineers, legal operations consultants, paralegals, and risk & compliance professionals spanning North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

📌 Legal Counsel - Privacy & Technology (Sydney)
🏢 Lawyers On Demand
📍 Sydney