Senior Commercial Associate

LegalVision

Commercial Senior Associate providing legal support to SMEs in New Zealand. Advising on contracts and complex commercial matters while mentoring junior lawyers in a remote setup.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Building and owning client relationships: You'll be the primary point of contact for your clients, acting as their trusted business adviser. Beyond delivering excellent legal work, you'll proactively identify opportunities to add value and help their businesses grow.
Advising across diverse industries and practice areas: Your clients will span tech, healthcare, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, NDIS and other cutting edge and emerging sectors. You'll draft, review and negotiate commercial and IT contracts, advise on intellectual property, licensing and partnership arrangements, and provide guidance on regulatory compliance, privacy law and consumer law matters.
Developing your team: You'll work with your Practice Leader to manage, mentor and train junior lawyers and graduates, helping them develop their technical skills and commercial judgment. This is a unique opportunity to build valuable people management skills.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Admitted to practise in New Zealand with at least 5 years' post-qualification experience, and currently holding or willing to hold a New South Wales practising certificate.
Technical expertise: Extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements across various industries and transaction types.
Relationship Management: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with in-house legal teams and business stakeholders.
Practical Commercial Advice: A solutions-oriented mindset, strong business acumen, and the ability to provide pragmatic legal advice.
Adaptability: Ability to quickly understand different people, businesses, industries, and legal requirements and adjust your approach accordingly.
Leadership: Experience directly managing or supervising junior lawyers; collaborative team builder and player who leads by example and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Gain exposure to a diverse range of clients and legal matters, and develop close relationships with your clients.
Build strong people management and supervision skills.
Enjoy flexibility and autonomy while working within an incredible team.
Have the ability to meaningfully contribute to the growth and direction of LegalVision.
Earn additional ‘LV Leave’ days, plus paid birthday leave, volunteering leave, and parental leave.
Annual budget to spend on external learning and development.
Fully remote role - work from anywhere in NZ!

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Hard Skills & Tools

drafting commercial agreementsnegotiating contractsintellectual property lawlicensingregulatory complianceprivacy lawconsumer lawtransaction typeslegal advicecommercial judgment

Soft Skills

relationship managementinterpersonal skillstrust buildingbusiness acumensolutions-oriented mindsetadaptabilityleadershipmentoringteam buildingcollaboration

Certifications

New Zealand practising certificateNew South Wales practising certificate