Senior Legal Counsel

Axiom, the leading provider of on‑demand legal talent globally, is seeking a senior legal counsel for an initial three‑month engagement providing parental leave cover. In this role, you will act as a key member of a commercial‑focused legal team, shaping and implementing legal strategies that support business objectives across marketing, contracting and general commercial matters. You proactively assess and manage legal risk, offering clear guidance to stakeholders and collaborating with colleagues to resolve complex issues, ensuring the organisation maintains strong governance, ethical standards and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic legal advice across a complex multinational environment, ensuring legal guidance supports commercial objectives.

Assess and manage legal risk by delivering clear, pragmatic advice and supporting leaders in high‑impact decision‑making.

Advise on commercial, contracting and dispute matters using strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.

Uphold governance, compliance and ethical standards while maintaining high levels of integrity and professional credibility.

Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders through clear written and verbal advice and strong interpersonal engagement.

Exercise sound judgment in ambiguity by applying business acumen and legal expertise to deliver confident, timely decisions.

Requirements:

Provide specialised legal advice across intellectual property, consumer law and general commercial matters during an initial three‑month engagement, drawing on substantial in‑house or top‑tier firm experience.

Draft and negotiate complex procurement contracts and manage related disputes, including litigation strategy and resolution.

Ensure compliance with Australian legal requirements while applying insight into neighbouring jurisdictions such as New Zealand.

Maintain the highest standards of integrity and deliver clear, credible legal guidance to stakeholders in a fast‑moving commercial environment.

Why Rejoin Axiom?

Flexibility: Choose assignments that fit your lifestyle and career goals.

Professional Growth: Continue to develop your expertise through diverse projects.

Community: Reconnect with a network of forward-thinking legal professionals.

Impact: Contribute to impactful work with leading global organizations.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice.

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that all information contained therein, and provided at any part of the application process, is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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