Associate Legal Counsel

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

The Associate Legal Counsel will be based in Sydney, Australia to provide legal support for Adobe’s operations across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). This role reports to the Senior Managing Counsel, APAC.

The primary responsibility is to act as a trusted advisor to the Sales teams in ANZ, helping to structure and close deals by applying sound legal judgment and practical, ethical business advice. This includes reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, such as enterprise licensing agreements (covering both on-premise software and cloud services), reseller and distributor contracts, and professional services engagements.

What you'll do

• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments in ANZ, ensuring Adobe’s agreements and practices remain compliant and up to date.

• Assisting with privacy, data protection, and AI-related legal matters, including reviewing and negotiating relevant terms in customer agreements.

• Supporting procurement and vendor contracting, in line with Adobe’s policies and legal requirements.

• Contributing to global and regional legal initiatives and process improvement projects, working cross-functionally with internal partners across Legal, Sales, and other teams.

• Performing other legal duties as required.

What you'll need to succeed

• Legal practitioner in Australia with about 3 - 5 years of post-qualification experience.

• Experience in technology licensing contracts, intellectual property law, and privacy is a plus. Alternatively, a strong interest and demonstrated proficiency in these areas.

• Demonstrates the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity.

• A proactive, creative self-starter with strong initiative and a solutions-focused attitude. Applies good judgment and a pragmatic, commercial approach to advance business goals.

• Collaborative teammate with excellent interpersonal, communication, and business partner management skills. Thrives in a global, multicultural environment.

• Demonstrates strong legal drafting abilities and pays close attention to detail in contract negotiation.

• Excellent written and oral English skills

Adobe for All

Adobe strives to create an environment where our employees can do their best work and drive their career growth and development based on their personal goals. From fair-pay practices to Employee Networks and programs designed to make everyone feel included, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for all.

Take the plunge and jump in
 

Liking what you have read and keen to jump in? Thinking you might not have all the skills we are looking for? Just take the plunge and apply – we know that by bringing together a diverse group of people, we become so much better together. We'd love to see where we can help drive Creativity for All together.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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