In-house Legal Counsel in Sydney

14-month fixed-term contract with our National In-house Legal Team. Broad commercial role spanning contracts, M&A and regulatory matters. Build your capability through challenging and rewarding opportunities.

Grant Thornton Australia is one of Australia’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to a diverse range of clients. Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.

About this role: Grant Thornton Australia is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our National In-house Legal Team on a 14-month fixed-term contract. This broad and highly engaging role will suit a commercial lawyer who brings strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, sound commercial judgement and a pragmatic approach to legal solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts
• Advise and support Senior Legal Counsel and the General Counsel on M&A, property, litigation, employment and regulatory matters
• Identify and implement practical legal and process efficiencies
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk, Compliance and Independence to deliver commercially relevant advice
• Identify emerging legal and industry risks and recommend mitigation strategies
• Educate colleagues on legal and commercial risk through training, guidance, policies and manuals

Skills & experience:

• Current Australian legal practising certificate
• 4-7 years’ post-qualification experience in private practice or in-house
• Commercial contract drafting, negotiation and advisory experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver strong business outcomes

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• Join a collaborative National In-house Legal Team
• Gain exposure to varied and complex commercial legal matters
• Work closely with senior legal and business stakeholders
• Build your confidence and capability through meaningful work
• And many more!

Need some help applying or participating in the recruitment process? We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, those in the LGBTQI+ community and individuals who identify as having disability or are neurodivergent.

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We’re a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We’re driven by our shared purpose – we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

We set the bar high to deliver a strikingly different working experience – in what we do but also how we do it. We understand that everyone has different needs and responsibilities outside of work. Here, you can access a range of formal and informal flexible working options including adjusted work hours, part-time roles and hybrid working. We are also the first professional services firm in Australia to trial and permanently implement a 9-Day fortnight with no reduction in salary.