Legal Counsel

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. Own the legal side of new and follow-on investments, from structuring and first drafts through to completion.

Posted 10/9/2026part-timeSydney • AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal structuring and documentation for investments, including drafting term sheets and agreements, while leveraging AI tools to enhance legal workflows. Possesses strong venture capital experience and sound judgment in managing confidentiality and compliance within the Australian regulatory framework.

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Admission As A Lawyer In AustraliaVenture Capital ExperienceStrong Drafting And Negotiation SkillsStrong AI LiteracyFamiliarity With Australian VC Documents

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Hard Skills

Drafting Term SheetsReviewing Subscription AgreementsCorporate DiligenceLegal Compliance WorkflowsBuilding Legal TemplatesNegotiating Shareholders’ AgreementsReviewing Commercial ContractsManaging IP Ownership IssuesConducting Legal ResearchTransaction Experience

Soft Skills

Ability To Work IndependentlySound JudgementStrong Communication SkillsAbility To Juggle Multiple DealsEscalation Awareness

Tools & Technologies

AI Tools For DraftingAI Tools For ReviewAI Tools For DiligenceAI Tools For Summarisation

Certifications & Qualifications

Admission As A Lawyer

Industry Keywords

ESVCLP ObligationsVenture CapitalDeep Tech IssuesUniversity Spin-OutsLicensingConfidentialityMarket Norms

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the legal side of new and follow-on investments, from structuring and first drafts through to completion.
Draft and review term sheets, subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements, SAFEs, convertible notes and side letters.
Run legal, IP and corporate diligence and communicate material risks to the investment team.
Support portfolio companies with board and shareholder approvals, secondaries, restructures and exits.
Brief external counsel on larger or more complex transactions when appropriate.
Support legal and compliance workflows, including ESVCLP obligations.
Review commercial contracts, NDAs and vendor agreements.
Maintain templates, precedents and the legal knowledge base.
Use AI tools for drafting, review, diligence and summarisation, verifying outputs.
Build repeatable AI-enabled legal workflows and help establish guardrails for confidentiality, accuracy and professional obligations.
Work with the General Counsel, investment team, portfolio companies and external counsel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Admission as a lawyer in Australia, with 3–5 years PQE.
Venture capital experience, at a venture-focused firm or in-house at a VC-backed startup.
Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
Strong AI literacy; tools like Claude are part of normal drafting, review and research.
Ability to work independently, juggle several live deals at once and know when to escalate.
Sound judgement on confidentiality and conflicts.
Familiarity with Australian VC documents, market norms and the ESVCLP regulatory framework (nice-to-have).
Transactional experience in other jurisdictions, such as the USA (nice-to-have).
Exposure to deep tech issues: IP ownership, university spin-outs and licensing (nice-to-have).
Experience building templates, playbooks or legal ops processes (nice-to-have).

Benefits

Comp & perks

A front-row seat to deep tech investing and some of Australia’s most ambitious founders.
Real ownership of matters from day one, and the chance to shape how a VC firm uses AI in legal work.
Flexible part-time hours, and a team that trusts you to make them work around the rest of your life.
Applications encouraged from people with different lived experiences, perspectives, and ways of seeing the world.