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About the Role
This 12-month fixed-term contract role provides legal and commercial support across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It involves reviewing and negotiating contracts, advising on contractual risk, and supporting the business on a broad range of legal matters in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Review tender, customer, and subcontract documentation and identify contractual and commercial risks.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, amendments, and commercial agreements.
- Provide legal advice on contract administration, claims, disputes, and risk management.
- Advise stakeholders on key contractual provisions including indemnities, liability, insurance, and termination clauses.
- Partner with operational and sales teams to support project delivery and commercial objectives.
- Deliver training and guidance on contract management, compliance, and legal risk.
- Liaise with external legal advisers and insurance providers where required.
- Support broader legal and compliance initiatives across the business.
Requirements
- A tertiary qualification in Law and admission to practice in Australia.
- Approximately 2-5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) gained in private practice, in-house, or a combination of both.
- Demonstrates consistent technical excellence and the ability to identify key legal and commercial issues.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and commercial advisory skills.
- Experience working with construction, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing, or services-related contracts is preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with strong commercial acumen.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
Skills
- Contract drafting
- Contract negotiation
- Commercial advisory
- Stakeholder management
- Communication skills
- Legal risk assessment
- Commercial acumen
Location
- Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Work Type
- 12 month fixed term contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-5 years post-qualification experience
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Law
- Admission to practice in Australia
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a global market leader
- Exposure to a broad range of commercial, operational, and strategic legal matters
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Possibility to extend contract
- Employee Scholar Program
About the Company
- Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company, moving more than two billion people every day.
- We maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.
- Our products can be recognized in famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa, and the Petronas Twin Towers.
- We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians.
- We are committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
- We are a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation.
- We provide opportunities, training, and resources that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering, and Major Projects.
- Our focus is on people – passengers, customers, and colleagues.
- We are guided by our values: Safety, Ethics, Quality.
- We are an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model.
- We are a diverse, trusted, and caring community.
Equal Opportunity
- Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law.
- To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com.