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Legal Counsel

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-07 Melbourne, Australia Hybrid Legal
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market A$8,333–A$12,500/mo

About the Company

MYOB is a leading business management solution focused on helping businesses in Australia and New Zealand start, survive, and succeed. The company believes that when businesses run smoothly, it benefits everyone, from owners and employees to customers and families. MYOB aims to provide businesses with the tools they need to achieve their goals, emphasizing its role in supporting people through software. Joining MYOB means contributing to this impact, using skills to help businesses thrive, shaping the future of work, and growing alongside the supported communities.

Responsibilities

  • ● Partner with stakeholders across the business to review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts.
  • ● Provide legal and regulatory advice on new products, services and customer-facing terms.
  • ● Identify and manage legal risk across privacy, data governance, cyber security, consumer and communications law.
  • ● Advise on the responsible development and use of AI within MYOB's products and operations.
  • ● Resolve disputes and complaints pragmatically, balancing commercial outcomes with legal risk.
  • ● Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Technology, Marketing, Procurement, Risk, Compliance and Privacy, as well as senior leaders.
  • ● Leverage AI in legal practice while applying professional judgement, and continue developing expertise through ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

  • ● A law degree and a current practising certificate in Australia.
  • ● Around 4 years' post-qualification experience or more.
  • ● Prior experience in one or more of these areas: commercial contracts, corporate advisory, technology, intellectual property, privacy, or consumer law.
  • ● Curiosity about AI and a willingness to learn.
  • ● Strong commercial acumen and excellent communication skills.
  • ● An appetite for cross-functional work, and for collaborating with a strong, cooperative legal team and our risk, compliance and procurement colleagues.