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About the Role
This is an opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to join LexisNexis and work at the intersection of law, technology and AI. As Legal Counsel – Pacific, you’ll provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across the Australian and New Zealand businesses, managing a broad range of matters from end to end with a high degree of autonomy. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders and be trusted to negotiate contracts, assess commercial risk and help the business move forward with confidence. It’s a varied, fast-paced role where no two days will necessarily look the same. You’ll have exposure to everything from customer and supplier agreements to content licensing, technology and new product initiatives, including AI-enabled products.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including B2B customer agreements, content licences, supplier and technology agreements.
- Negotiate directly with customers, suppliers and other counterparties.
- Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal risk with business objectives.
- Build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand.
- Support key business projects, new products and technology initiatives, including AI-enabled solutions.
- Use generative AI and legal technology to improve the efficiency and quality of legal service delivery.
- Develop templates, playbooks and practical guidance to support the wider business.
- Deliver legal training and participate in legal clinics.
- Support disputes and pre-litigation matters and manage external counsel where required.
- Collaborate with legal colleagues across the Pacific and internationally.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ PQE and admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand, with a current practicing certificate or eligibility to obtain one.
- Strong commercial contracting experience, particularly drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
- Experience gained within a top-tier, national or international law firm and/or a large corporate or multinational in-house legal team.
- The confidence to manage matters independently and sound judgement around when to escalate.
- Strong stakeholder management, drafting and negotiation skills.
- Practical experience using generative AI tools in legal work, whether for research, drafting, review or improving workflows.
- A commercially pragmatic mindset and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Curiosity, adaptability and an appetite to work with a business experiencing ongoing technology and product transformation.
Skills
- Commercial contracting
- Drafting agreements
- Reviewing agreements
- Negotiating agreements
- Stakeholder management
- Generative AI tools
- Legal technology
Location
- Australia
- New Zealand
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Flexible Working
- Fully Remote
Experience Level
- 5+ years’ PQE
Education Level
- Admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand, with a current practicing certificate or eligibility to obtain one.
Benefits
- Country specific benefits
About the Company
- LexisNexis is a global leader in legal technology and AI, helping legal professionals make better decisions, work more efficiently and deliver better outcomes for their clients and organisations.
- We combine trusted legal content and expertise with innovative technologies, including generative AI, to transform how legal work gets done.
- Our products and solutions support customers across law firms, corporations, government and other organisations around the world.
- As part of a global business, you’ll join an environment that brings together law, technology, data and AI, with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.