Senior Lawyer Writer, Commercial

Do you have 5 years'+ PQE experience working as a Commercial Lawyer within an in-house team and/or top or mid-tier law firm? Have you got experience advising across a wide range of commercial legal topics such as supply of goods and services, supply chains (including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution), procurement, outsourcing, ESG and ethical trading (including modern slavery, anti-bribery and environmental laws), agency, distribution, franchising, advertising and marketing and general contract and tort law?

We have an exclusive opening to join the team of high-calibre lawyer writers at Practical Law Australia. We are seeking an expert senior lawyer who values a flexible role, a supportive team and a competitive salary and benefits.

This role can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

In this opportunity as Senior Lawyer Writer, Commercial, you will:

• Plan, research, write, edit and maintain premium quality commercial and contract law know-how resources including practice notes, standard documents, checklists and drafting notes for lawyers.

• Keep up to date with commercial law topics and monitor legal, practice and market developments relevant to lawyers in both in-house and private practice environments.

• Support internal peer review processes to ensure content is legally correct, kept continuously updated and maintained to reflect all relevant legal developments and reflect current market practice.

• Meet with external customers, industry and sector experts to build and maintain a superior understanding of commercial law and related developments to ensure relevant and premium quality content is delivered that anticipates, meets and exceeds customer needs.

• Provide legal expertise in responding to queries from external customers about commercial and contract law and practice.

• Assist in the planning, development and publication of commissioned content authored by commercial lawyers from private practice and in-house legal teams.

You're a fit for the role of Senior Lawyer Writer, Commercial, if you:

• Are admitted to practise as a lawyer in Australia, with 5 years+ PQE experience working as a commercial lawyer, most recently in an in-house role or a top/mid-tier private practice.

• Have an in-depth understanding of contract law.

• Have experience in and knowledge of some, not necessarily all, of the following areas: supply of goods and services, supply chains (including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution), procurement, agency, distribution, outsourcing, ESG and ethical trading (including modern slavery, anti-bribery and environmental laws), advertising and marketing (including sponsorship, events and trade promotions) and tort law. Experience in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyright, domain names and general IP, will also be advantageous.

• Have a genuine and demonstrable interest in commercial law, and in helping to re-invent the way legal know-how works.

• Bonus points if you have done any of the following: published articles in prior roles, built a professional presence on LinkedIn, or engaged with new methods of providing content, e.g., podcasts, social media, video content etc.

• Have a demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail.

• Have the ability to work independently and communicate effectively with your manager and the rest of the Practical Law team.

• Have a proactive, "get it done" mindset, always looking for solutions and are not shy about pursuing them.

• Have a positive attitude, and are team-orientated, flexible, and analytical.

Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you'll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:

• Industry-Leading Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.