Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Legal Counsel | Business Relationships Contracting | 12-month role role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against Deloitte Services Pty Ltd's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Legal Counsel | Business Relationships Contracting | 12-month role posting at Deloitte Services Pty Ltd — free, in seconds.

About the Role

This 12-month parental leave cover opportunity is for a junior lawyer to join Deloitte's Office of the General Counsel in Sydney or Melbourne. The role supports high-impact commercial work across new products, services, and alliances, focusing on end-to-end commercial contracting matters.

Responsibilities

Advise on and negotiate commercial arrangements including alliances, sponsorships, reseller models, events, supply and licensing agreements.
Provide business-facing legal support, contract review, and drafting.
Assist stakeholders in navigating non-standard terms with clear, pragmatic advice.
Support go-to-market activity, new products and services, and third-party arrangements tied to Deloitte's commercial strategy.
Contribute to process improvements, negotiation positions, precedents, and projects, including AI-based legal tool implementation.

Requirements

2-3 years' PQE in commercial contracting.
Experience drafting and negotiating third-party arrangements such as alliances, resellers, sponsorships, events, supply or licensing agreements.
Ability to manage the end-to-end contracting process, from initial business advice through to drafting, review, and negotiation.
Strong grounding in commercial law and the judgment to apply it in a professional services environment.
Strong analytical thinking and ability to work through complex or non-standard commercial issues.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of matters across different areas.
Strong relationship-building and communication skills with a pragmatic and collaborative approach.
Experience with technology contracting or third-party solutions is valued.

Skills

Commercial contracting
Drafting and negotiation of third-party arrangements
Contract management
Commercial law application
Analytical thinking
Problem-solving
Organizational skills
Relationship building
Communication
Pragmatic approach
Collaborative approach
Technology contracting
Third-party solutions

Location

Sydney
Melbourne

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Junior lawyer
2-3 years' PQE

Benefits

Retail discounts
Wellbeing leave
Paid volunteering days
Twelve flexible working options
Market-leading parental leave
Return to work support package

About the Company

Deloitte focuses its energy on interesting and impactful work, constantly learning, innovating, and setting the standard.
The Office of the General Counsel is an award-winning, innovative team providing legal advice to Deloitte Australia and Deloitte Asia Pacific.
The team supports a wide range of commercial and strategic matters.
Deloitte embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, valuing everyone's perspective and cultivating inclusion in a safe environment.
Deloitte values in-person connection with clients and colleagues and offers flexible working options.

Equal Opportunity

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone's perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.