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About the Role

This role is a twelve (12) month fixed term contract for an experienced commercial/corporate lawyer to join BDO’s in-house legal team. The position offers a work-life balance, avoiding billable hours and timesheets, and provides an opportunity to work with an experienced team across various practice areas, acting as a trusted legal advisor.

Responsibilities

• Advising on and drafting various client and commercial contracts and BDO’s Standard Terms of Trade
• Providing legal advice and advising on legal risk management strategies
• Assisting with disputes and/or litigation (including briefing external lawyers where required)
• Supporting special projects and initiatives across the firm
• Assisting the Legal team to update the business on legal developments and provide training
• Supporting the firm’s legal frameworks (e.g. review of policies & procedures)
• Development of legal knowledge resources and streamlining work processes in the legal team

Requirements

• Bachelor of Laws and admitted to practice in an Australian State or Territory
• Minimum 6 years PQE
• Experience in applying commercial and corporate law skills to achieve practical solutions for the business, appropriately balancing legal risk with commercial objectives
• A mindset of innovation and change: the ability to develop ideas, challenging the status quo as appropriate, and consulting with others to produce viable commercial solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively, gaining the trust and confidence of colleagues across different levels and locations
• Agile and adaptable, able to manage competing priorities and capable of managing legal matters of all sizes and levels of complexity

Skills

• Commercial and corporate law experience
• Employment law experience
• Litigation experience
• Regulatory experience (e.g. ASIC)
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills

Location

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• Sydney
• Adelaide

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Fixed term contract

Experience Level

• Minimum 6 years PQE

Education Level

• Bachelor of Laws
• Admitted to practice in an Australian State or Territory

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits
• Social benefits
• Financial benefits
• Professional development benefits
• Fitness challenges
• Exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance
• Gym memberships
• Wellness facilities
• Travel perks
• Retail discounts
• Employee referral rewards
• Study support
• Professional development support
• Enhanced family support leave
• Cultural leave
• Religious leave
• Options to purchase additional leave
• Community initiatives involvement
• On the job training
• Formal development programs

About the Company

• BDO is a global professional services firm connected to local markets.
• Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.
• We inspire others, to go further.
• We create together, to reach higher.
• We build trust, to lead purposefully.
• Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone.
• From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters.
• Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.
• Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.
• Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.
• Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).
• We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
• We shape what matters.
• At BDO we are always looking ahead, thinking bigger, reaching further and always staying personal and human in everything we do.
• We’re by your side, backing you to explore ideas and new ways of working to shape the future you want to see.

Equal Opportunity

• BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@bdo.com.au