Legal Counsel – Commercial in Sydney

LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created. We’re a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients’ legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions.

We are seeking a Commercial Lawyer to join a leading global organisation operating at the intersection of technology, entertainment, and highly regulated products on a contract basis. This is a 12-month parental leave cover opportunity offering the chance to step into a high-performing legal team and make an immediate impact within a sophisticated and fast-paced global business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused lawyer to work closely with business stakeholders across a broad range of contracting and advisory matters. The role offers exposure to a sophisticated, fast-paced business environment and would suit someone who can quickly establish themselves as a trusted advisor and confidently manage matters with a high degree of autonomy.

About the Role:

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Advise on sales, procurement, supply chain and general commercial matters.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to support strategic business initiatives.
• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal and business risk.
• Support contract lifecycle management and contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes and templates.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to facilitate efficient decision-making and business outcomes.
• Manage competing priorities in a dynamic and evolving environment.

About you:

• Mid-level lawyer (4-8 years' PQE) with a strong commercial background gained in private practice and/or in-house.
• Strong commercial contracting experience across sales, procurement, supply chain, and broader commercial arrangements.
• The ability to operate autonomously and build credibility with stakeholders from day one.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.
• Experience within the technology, gaming, digital entertainment, or similarly complex industries will be highly regarded.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD lawyer is like no other. We’re an Employer of Choice: for the fifth year in a row, we’ve been recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer. We’re even prouder that we’ve received an employee NPS score across Australia of 81 which is recognised as “ground-breaking”.

We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world‑class global brands to allow them to take control of their career and diversify the experience around a range of industries.

We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.

You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it’s your choice!

Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, have access to mentoring programs and high quality know-how, LOD social events, and receive regular training to assist in your ongoing growth and development.

Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.