Legal Counsel

WiseTech Global is one of Australia’s most successful and innovative tech companies, for those in the know! Our technology solutions shape the future of global supply chains, fuelling the engine and backbone of international trade.

As Legal Counsel, you'll play a pivotal role in partnering with and empowering our businesses to achieve our ambitious global goals and be part of an exciting and dynamic company culture.

Join a highly skilled, collaborative and growing Legal team to provide proactive legal advice predominantly in global M&A and corporate, with the flexibility to get involved in a diverse spectrum of issues including commercial, employment, disputes, governance, and regulatory matters.

We have a highly acquisitive global growth strategy and a skilled M&A team to match – work alongside our expert business teams to execute on large global transactions and ensure smooth integrations. We don’t expect you to have in-depth prior knowledge of supply chain logistics and our Legal team has a diverse skillset from a variety of different career paths. The expertise and collaboration within the team provides exceptional professional development opportunities for a Legal Counsel early in their in-house career.

The successful candidate will have great legal training as their foundation – but their sharp intellect, curiosity, humility and resilience will be what aligns them to the culture of one of the most dynamic and collaborative legal teams in the country.

Your Experience:

• Lawyer with 5+ years of post-admission experience, ideally with in-house or extended secondment experience.
• Pragmatic commercial judgement , confident communication, and interpersonal skills, complemented by a self-motivated approach and the ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities with competing timelines.
• Comfortable advising the business on novel legal issues facing, including in foreign jurisdictions (with the help of local counsel).
• Comfortable with corporate work, commercial negotiation, and contract drafting, ideally with M&A experience.
• Current NSW practising certificate (or equivalent in another Australian jurisdiction). Fluency in additional languages beyond English is a bonus (not essential) reflecting the global nature of our operations.

Expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Corporate law
• Data protection and privacy
• M&A
• IP
• Experience advising on regulatory matters (e.g. competition)

Why WiseTech?

• As a global business headquartered in Australia, you’ll get exposure to local and global perspectives from the brightest minds in tech, while working on legal matters across a variety of jurisdictions.
• We have a flat hierarchy and corporate structure – one of our company-wide mantras is that “anyone can talk to anyone at any time for any reason”.
• The Legal team operates in a high-trust, flexible working environment – while we work hard, we trust you to know how to manage your day to day best and the team is here to support you to achieve that.
• You’ll be able to participate in our employee share scheme (ASX:WTC).
• You’ll get access to our industry-leading parental leave policy.
• Be part of a high-performing and supportive legal team that was named a Top 10 Corporate Counsel Team in the global 2023 OnCon Icon Awards.

Before you apply

From time to time, WiseTech Global may use external service providers to assist us with assessing applications, including background checks, on our behalf. Accordingly, by applying for this role and providing your personal information to WiseTech Global, you consent to WiseTech Global providing this information to our external service providers who are required to treat such information with strict confidentiality in line with privacy and data protection laws and regulations.