Introduction
At IBM Legal, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel, we provide the guidance and oversight that enable IBM to innovate responsibly and operate with integrity. Our teams manage complex legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across the globe. Ensuring trust with clients, partners, and communities. Working in Legal and Regulatory Affairs means tackling diverse challenges, from intellectual property and data privacy to corporate governance and ethical business practices. You'll collaborate with colleagues worldwide to protect IBM's interests while supporting growth and innovation. With continuous learning, global exposure, and opportunities to shape the future of technology through law and policy, IBM offers a unique environment to build your career while making a meaningful impact.
Your role and responsibilities
IBM holds numerous awards for its industry-leading employment practices and policies. Working within a collaborative and dynamic team, we are on the hunt for a Lawyer to join our Legal department.
We are looking for an experienced Lawyer to advise senior management in Australia and New Zealand on a range of legal matters.
You will review, interpret and advise on federal and state laws, IBM policies and practices, business conduct and ethics. You will also be involved in drafting and reviewing agreements, contracts and other documents. You will be involved in dispute management, litigation and instruct external counsel where required. The role will also assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Key responsibilities

• Commercial negotiation and drafting
• Provide frank and fearless advice and assurances that appropriately balances risk
• Represent the organisation both internally and externally
• Work in a role where no project task or day is the same
• Collaborate with stakeholders of all levels on multi-faceted work around the world

This is a permanent role based in Sydney or Melbourne
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

• At least 2-5 years' experience as a Lawyer
• Current practising certificate, NSW or other Australian state
• Strong academic background

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience in a major law firm
• Secondments to corporates, or a mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred
• Needs to be a strong team player and capable of working unsupervised
• Dynamic, enthusiastic personality
• Capable of building strong relationships with the business
• Some interstate and NZ travel may be required for matters

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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