Legal Counsel (Sydney)

About Us

Automic Group is Australia’s expert partner for registry, fund administration and investor services, giving companies, funds and their investors' confidence in every moment.

Combining proven experience, exceptional service and a highly scalable, modern technology platform, Automic helps reduce operational risk and deliver stability, security and resilience, while providing clients with trusted data, greater visibility and control.

Founded in Sydney in 2014, Automic employs over 400 staff across our Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane offices. Automic supports approximately one in three ASX-listed companies, more than 120 fund managers and over 850 listed and unlisted funds across Australia and New Zealand.

Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and purpose driven. It is grounded in our mission to connect companies and funds to their investors through technology, service, and trust, and guided by our values of One Automic, Go Beyond, Empowered, and Accountable.

About the Role

Join Automic as one of two in-house Legal counsel supporting a fast-growing, technology-led business. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys working at pace, building strong relationships and helping shape the foundations that support sustainable growth.

Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you’ll partner with senior leaders to provide clear, practical legal advice that helps the business make informed decisions and move forward with confidence. Your work will have a strong corporate and governance focus, including board and committee support, regulatory obligations and strategic initiatives, alongside broader matters such as commercial contracting, disputes and day-to-day operational advice.

Automic is growing quickly, and we’re continuing to strengthen our systems, processes and governance frameworks as we scale. You’ll play an active role in that work through identifying gaps, developing practical solutions and balancing immediate business needs with improvements that set us up for the future.

Collaboration is central to this role. Working closely with your fellow Legal Counsel, you’ll share knowledge, coordinate priorities and support one another to deliver consistent, commercially sound advice across the business. You’ll bring an approachable style and confidence to constructively challenge, explain risk clearly and find workable solutions.

You’ll embrace technology to improve how legal services are delivered. From streamlining contracting workflows and developing self-service tools to adopting appropriate legal technology and AI-enabled solutions, you’ll help turn opportunities for efficiency into practical improvements that build internal capability.

This role will suit someone who combines sound legal judgement with commercial curiosity, adaptability and a hands-on approach. If you enjoy variety, value teamwork and want to make a tangible contribution to a business that is growing and evolving, we’d want to hear from you.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across business activities
• Support strategic initiatives while managing legal and regulatory risk
• Draft, review, and negotiate client, supplier, and partner agreements
• Support technology, services, and strategic commercial arrangements
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risks across products and operations
• Provide clear, risk-informed guidance to support decision-making
• Support Board and committee governance processes
• Prepare and review papers, resolutions, and governance documentation
• Maintain corporate policies and advise on regulatory obligations and best practice
• Support management of disputes, complaints, and potential litigation
• Engage and manage external legal providers where required
• Scope to improve how legal and governance services operate
• Develop templates, playbooks, and guidance materials
• Streamline contracting workflows and improve self-service capability
• Provide advice on privacy, data governance, cyber, and emerging AI-related risks
• Support compliance with regulatory requirements across the business

Skills and Experience

• Qualified lawyer (LLB/JD) with admission to practice in Australia
• 5+ years' PQE, -capability, mindset and impact valued more highly than tenure.
• Strong exposure to corporate governance, board support and governance improvement, with the opportunity to elevate and modernise governance practices.
• Experience in financial services, technology, or professional services environments
• Exposure to corporate governance and/or company secretarial matters (advantageous)
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, particularly privacy and data-related risks
• Experience managing external counsel and legal spend
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholder

About you!

You’re a commercially savvy legal professional who understands how to balance risk with business outcomes. You’re comfortable operating autonomously, advising senior stakeholders, and navigating complexity in a fast-paced environment.

You bring a pragmatic mindset, strong judgement, and a genuine interest in how legal can enable, not slow down, the business.

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Strong commercial acumen and pragmatic decision-making
• Strong exposure to corporate governance, board support and governance improvement, with the capability to elevate and modernise governance practice
• Initiative, sound judgement and a willingness to take on more than their fair share to help move the business forward.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and executives
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Strong interest in technology optimisation, automation and AI, and how these can enhance legal and governance services.
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Enjoys hands-on delivery and building internal capability rather than relying on external providers.

Why join Automic

You’ll be part of a team where operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued. This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise, contribute to meaningful outcomes, and grow your career within a high-performing, purpose-led fintech environment.

Key Benefits include:

• Hybrid working
• A High growth, scale-up organisation
• Professional career growth & development
• Supportive & fast paced environment

If the above sounds like you, please apply for this exciting opportunity and be part of the growth journey at Automic!

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.