Senior Legal Counsel

Summary

Join Envato's fast-paced legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel! You'll be a strategic partner, providing legal advice and support across various commercial initiatives. This role requires 6-8 years of PQE in a top-tier law firm and in-house environment, ideally with a technology focus. You'll handle consumer protection, intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory compliance matters. Envato offers a remote-first work environment with full flexibility, generous parental leave, a work-from-home allowance, professional development budget, and more.

Requirements

• 6–8 years PQE, gained within a top-tier law firm and in-house environment, ideally with a technology focus and some global exposure
• Strategic thinker with a knack for solving complex problems in dynamic, fast-paced environments
• Results-driven and commercially astute, with sound business judgment
• Agile mindset, embracing new technologies and collaborative ways of working
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adept at influencing stakeholders effectively
• Passionate about technology, with the ability to quickly grasp new concepts
• Proven skills in negotiating and drafting complex contracts, such as SaaS agreements and vendor arrangements
• Excellent organisational abilities, capable of managing competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Holds tertiary legal qualifications and eligibility for a current practising certificate in Australia

Responsibilities

• Provide support across a wide range of commercial initiatives and activities
• Consumer protection and competition regulation across key markets like Australia, the UK, the EU and the USA
• Intellectual property, including copyright, licensing matters
• Personal data and privacy law (especially the GDPR and California related privacy regulations)
• DSA (Digital Services Act) and related reporting
• Cookies and related legislation
• Defining regulatory requirements to support product development
• Reviewing and providing drafting for general commercial agreements, in particular vendor supply and third party data related agreements
• Drafting terms and conditions and other related documents
• Be aware and accountable to your responsibilities in relation to workplace health and safety obligations

Benefits

• We are a remote business with full flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need - outcomes are what’s important to us
• We provide MacBook Pros or HP’s for you to do your best work, as well as all your initial and ongoing tech setup to suit your individual needs
• It’s important you love your home office so we will provide a contribution towards your set up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs
• Want to expand your family? We will support you! We offer 20 weeks paid primary carer leave (with super paid on top for the first 12 months); and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave
• Connection is so important in a remote business. That’s why we provide you with an annual allowance to meet up with colleagues and share some food and a laugh
• Continuous improvement is encouraged and we provide an annual budget for you to put towards your learning
• We know our product is awesome so we will provide you with a free Envato Elements subscription for your side gigs and/or personal use
• Your wellbeing is paramount and we provide access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health