Legal Counsel - Technology, General Counsel's Office, Core Business Services - Sydney

Job description

·  Balance work and passions through our innovative flexible work options
·  Lead a diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team
·  Make the step from industry and enjoy the variety of work we can offer you
 
About EY
https://www.ey.com/au/transformativeage

The opportunity

We are looking for a Legal Counsel – Technology within the General Counsel’s Office team in our Sydney office. This role is offered on a flexible full time basis.

Your key responsibilities
·  Manage, negotiate and draft a wide variety of legal agreements;
·  Work with our business IT professionals to provide advice, negotiate and draft the terms of information technology agreements such as software licences, managed services agreements and reseller agreements;
·  Provide timely and proactive advice and guidance to the business on varied commercial legal and technology issues, including protection of intellectual property, cloud-based solutions, open source licensing; maintenance & hosting services, information security, liability and risk mitigation;
·  From time to time, negotiate and draft commercial contracts used by our business across all our service lines including engagement agreements, consultancy agreements, master services agreements, global framework agreements, procurement contracts, sponsorship agreements and strategic business relationship agreements; and
·  Collaborate with our colleagues locally and around the world on issues relating to complex global technology agreements, initiatives and projects.

Skills and attributes for success
·  Between 3-5 years post admission experience gained in a top or leading mid-tier firm and/or in-house experience;
·  Proven expertise in:
·  technology, telecommunications, intellectual property, procurement and commercial contracts;
·  negotiating and drafting of technology contracts such as software licenses, managed services agreements and reseller agreements;
·  resolving commercialisation and issues relating to complex IP licensing, open source software
·  Ability to provide strategic commercial advice to stakeholders in the Firm
Ideally, you’ll also have
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The ability to be a creative thinker and pragmatic problem solver.

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A passion and drive to make a valuable contribution to the team.

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A flexible, proactive approach, and an optimistic outlook.

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The drive to be able to manage a wide variety of work and legal issues with a growth mindset and positive approach. 

Who are Core Business Services?


The EY Core Business Services (CBS) team help support the business enablement functions that help keep EY running and maintain its success! As a CBS professional you will work across teams to provide the knowledge, resources and tools that help EY deliver exceptional client services, win in the marketplace and support EY’s growth and profitability.

 

Areas within CBS include the General Counsel’s Office, Finance, IT, Talent, Enterprise Support Services, Brand Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Knowledge and Risk Management. Join us and be a valued and important member of the team!

 
What working at EY offers

Our Total Rewards package includes:

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formal or informal flexible working options e.g. remote working, flexible start and finish times -https://www.ey.com/au/eyflexibility

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career and learning development e.g. EY badges (https://www.ey.com/gl/eybadges ), career mentoring

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an extensive range of wellbeing and benefit offerings e.g. Salary packaging, parental leave and support, health checks

 
Who we are


EY is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer (https://www.ey.com/au/eydiversityInclusion ) offering a vast range of internal networks including Ability EY, our disability network, Unity, our LGBTI network and our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander network enabling us all to embrace and value the diverse society we live within.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application via contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 1800 017 666.  

 Join us in building a better working world. Apply now!   
 

The preferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by EY or by their external third party provider.

 

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