Senior Legal Counsel/Legal Counsel

Job Requisition ID: 40770 

Legal Counsel | Office of the General Counsel | Sydney or Melbourne

• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you best
• Mentoring programs – receive support and coaching to progress your career
• Salary packaging – to suit your personal and financial circumstances

We are seeking an experienced lawyer to join the Office of the General Counsel based in either Sydney or Melbourne. This is an opportunity to work closely with Deloitte’s client-facing teams, providing strategic legal advice across a diverse range of high-value engagements. You’ll play a key role supporting the business as it pursues ambitious growth, while developing your career in a collaborative and highly respected legal team.

What will your typical day look like?

In this role, you’ll be working across a wide portfolio of commercial matters, supporting Deloitte’s client service teams on complex engagements. You will lead the review and negotiation of commercial contracts, helping the business navigate risk while enabling teams to pursue new opportunities in the market.

You’ll spend your time advising on agreements relating to consulting, system implementation and integration, managed services and cyber security engagements. Working closely with a range of stakeholders across the firm, you’ll become a trusted advisor who helps shape commercial outcomes and deliver practical legal solutions.

About the team

The Office of the General Counsel is an award-winning, high-performing legal team that provides legal advice across Deloitte Australia and the wider Deloitte Asia Pacific network.

The team is known for its strong culture of collaboration, intellectual curiosity and commercial thinking. We focus on delivering pragmatic solutions to complex legal issues while supporting the business to grow and succeed. You’ll be joining a supportive team environment that prioritises career development, knowledge sharing and mentoring.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.

You may have all or some of the following skills / experiences:

• 5+ years PQE in commercial, corporate or technology law

• Experience gained in a major law firm, in-house team, or professional services organisation

• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements including Master Services Agreements, Consulting Services Agreements and Statements of Work

• Strong understanding of legal principles relating to commercial and technology law

• Excellent negotiation and analytical skills, with the ability to develop pragmatic solutions to complex issues

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with internal clients

• Experience working in fast-paced environments managing multiple matters simultaneously

• Interest in mentoring and supporting the development of junior lawyers

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail

• A proactive mindset with an interest in improving legal processes, templates and playbooks

Why Deloitte?

• At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.
• 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.
• We support flexibility and choice. We encourage you to find the right balance between connecting in person with your clients and teams and meeting your own personal needs.
• We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!

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By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.