Legal Counsel

• Permanent role
• Hybrid working, 2 days in the office

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?

We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!

The Legal Counsel provides practical legal support on legal, regulatory and commercial matters. The role independently reviews, advises on and negotiates contracts on standard terms and third-party terms in line with playbooks, with escalation of complex, novel or high-risk issues to Senior Legal Counsel or the Head of Legal.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day  

• Provide timely advice on straightforward legal and regulatory issues, applying playbooks, precedent positions and risk guidance
• Review, advise on and negotiate customer, supplier and operational contracts on standard and third-party terms independently within agreed boundaries.
• Identify non-standard or higher-risk positions and escalate with clear options, recommendations and impact assessment
• Partner with sales, commercial, operational, finance and delivery teams to support transactions and business objectives
• Create or update guidance notes, clause positions, checklists and FAQs for recurring legal issues
• Manage allocated matters from intake to completion, including status updates, document control and closing actions.

What you’ll bring to this role  

• Qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE, preferably including in-house or commercial contracting experience
• Ability to work independently but know when to escalate
• Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial judgement and practical risk-based advice
• Strong communication skills including across a varied stakeholder group
• Organised approach to matter management and competing priorities
• Comfort with legal workflow, CRM and document management systems
• Ability to adapt to new and complex areas of law and regulation
• Ability to learn quickly.

What We Offer 

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy: 

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture. 
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities. 
• Generous discounts to over 400 retailers. 
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development. 
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective. 

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business. 

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives. 

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.  

About Us 

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.  

Ready to take the next step? 

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!  

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.   

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.