Senior Associate Special Counsel It Or Tmt (Remote)

• Permanent full time
  position
• Hybrid
  and flexible working; WFH and from modern, open plan
  offices.  We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus
  reimbursement of up to $500 for additional
  equipment
• Reward
  and recognition, including competitive remuneration and career
  progression
• Learning
  and career development programs for all roles and
  levels
• Flexible
  leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental
  leave
• Free
  daily breakfast, office drinks and social events
• Genuine
  commitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, and
  diversity and inclusion across our firm

About
the role and team

We have an
exciting opportunity for an experienced IT / TMT lawyer at Senior
Associate or Special Counsel level to join our IP, Technology and
Commercial law team within our Corporate & Commercial section
in Sydney.   

Our wider
Corporate & Commercial (C&C) team in Sydney has
approximately 25 staff members including 7 partners and 15 lawyers.
The Hall & Wilcox IP and Technology team sits within the
C&C team and is a well-established and growing practice that
works across a broad range of intellectual property and technology
matters. The IP and Technology team has 3 highly regarded
partners and approximately 5 other team members.

The
successful candidate will work closely with the partners and
lawyers in our IP and Technology team.  You will advise on
commercial transactions in the fields of IT, telecommunications and
media, including system procurements, cloud services, AI,
outsourcing, licensing, privacy and data protection, copyright and
trademarks.

You will be
involved in a variety of matters including:

• major IT
  projects, and IT and technology contracts including technology
  procurement and project agreements, SaaS agreements, software
  licensing and support agreements and technology outsourcing
  agreements;
• intellectual property
  commercialisation and licensing, including technology
  commercialisation agreements, joint ventures and other
  commercialisation structures;
• privacy
  and competition and consumer law; and
• drafting
  and negotiating transaction and other commercial contracts and
  documents.

This is a
hands-on role which provides the opportunity to work with
interesting clients, including the NSW government and financial
institutions in relation to major IT projects.

This is a
well-established and growing team, which has a solid client base
across various industries including infrastructure, financial
services, FMCG, automotive, sports & entertainment and
agribusiness. The work is challenging, complex, and rewarding, and
provides significant learning and development
opportunities.

About
you

You will
ideally have the following skills and experience:

• at least
  five years of post-admission experience in IT, TMT and
  commercialisation matters;
• ideally
  experience gained from within a top tier or mid tier law firm
  or a recognised specialist IP/IT law firm;
• experience working on
  government matters, or undertaking secondments in government
  departments, will be highly regarded;
• technical excellence
  with outstanding attention to detail;
• commercially savvy;
  and
• a team
  player and critical thinker with a can-do approach.

About
us

Hall &
Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firm
of more than 1150 people, including over 145 partners, delivering
outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private
clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in
Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our
communities to thrive.

Some of our
recent awards and citations include:

• Law Firm
  of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law
  Awards
• Law Firm
  of the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the
  Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards
• Ranked
  fourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023
  and 2024
• Workplace Gender
  Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality
  (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
• Best Law
  and Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and Best
  Professional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023
  Client Choice Awards

We are known
for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,
inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring
values – known as Hallmarks.

We are also
renowned for Smarter
Law, which means we look beyond the status quo to think
differently and find solutions that are better, faster and cheaper.
Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business
models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.

We are a firm
of the future. We offer our people interesting and challenging
work, and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visit
our website.

Apply
now

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connect. Click apply to submit your application.

At Hall &
Wilcox, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace
that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique
contributions of all people. We encourage applications from
candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations),
age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender
identities.

We are also
committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every
candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment
experience. If you require any adjustments or support to complete
your application, or if you have any questions, please contact
Sally Cai, Talent Acquisition Advisor, at sally.cai@hallandwilcox.com.au
for a confidential discussion.

This vacancy
is being managed directly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People
& Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partners
should we require any assistance.

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