Legal Counsel - Pacific (AI & Technology)

About the role

LexisNexis is looking for an experienced commercial lawyer to join its Legal Counsel - Pacific team, working at the intersection of law, technology and AI. The role provides practical, commercially focused legal advice across the Australian and New Zealand businesses, with a high degree of autonomy and close collaboration with business stakeholders. It is permanent and full-time, with flexible working or fully remote options, and can be based anywhere in Australia or New Zealand except Perth.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements such as B2B customer agreements, content licences, supplier and technology agreements
• Negotiate directly with customers, suppliers and other counterparties
• Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal risk with business objectives
• Build relationships with senior business stakeholders and support key business projects, new products and technology initiatives, including AI-enabled solutions
• Use generative AI and legal technology to improve the efficiency and quality of legal service delivery
• Develop templates, playbooks and practical guidance, and deliver legal training and participate in legal clinics
• Support disputes and pre-litigation matters and manage external counsel where required
• Collaborate with legal colleagues across the Pacific and internationally

Required profile

• 5+ years' PQE and admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand, with a current practicing certificate or eligibility to obtain one
• Experience in a top-tier, national or international law firm and/or a large corporate or multinational in-house legal team
• Strong stakeholder management, drafting and negotiation skills
• Commercially pragmatic mindset and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Advantageous: experience in technology, intellectual property, competition and consumer law, content licensing, SaaS, AI or legal technology

Required skills

• Strong commercial contracting experience, especially drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements
• Confidence to manage matters independently and sound judgement on when to escalate
• Practical experience using generative AI tools in legal work

What we offer

• The chance to work with an international legal technology and AI business and to take genuine ownership of matters
• Broad commercial experience across a diverse Australian and New Zealand business
• Work alongside specialists in employment, privacy and IP, and connect with the APAC legal team, including an annual team get-together with international travel
• Country-specific benefits