Legal Consultant – Remote

About Us

Sprintlaw is one of Australia’s fastest growing and most innovative legal firms – since founding in 2017, we’ve helped 100,000+ startups and small businesses and won over 50+ industry awards, including being the top ranked legal business in the Financial Times APAC High Growth Companies List (2022, 2023, 2024), and named Innovator of the Year at the Australian Law Awards (2024). Sprintlaw launched in the UK in 2021 and New Zealand in 2023.

We offer clients a range of fixed-fee legal packages, covering everything that small businesses and start-ups need – things like company set up, trade marks, commercial contracts, online terms, employment, capital raising and data protection. We run our business like a tech start-up, with user experience, creativity and lean thinking at the core of our culture.

Role Summary

Position: Legal Consultant (Part Time)

Schedule: 35 hours a week (5 days, 7 hours)

Location: You decide! We are a distributed company and encourage you to WFH, but we do have an office in Sydney, Melbourne and co-working options available if you prefer.

This role is well suited for a recent graduate or junior lawyer looking to pursue an alternate legal career path.

Responsibilities

● Responding to customer enquiries via emails and over the phone

● Use your legal knowledge in order to scope and understand the type of legal service each customer requires

● Be the first point of contact for new enquires and explain how Sprintlaw works and why it is different and ‘better’ than traditional legal services

● Write up accurate and detailed legal briefs for our legal team

● Develop on-going relationships with customers

● Manage relationships by effectively using sales strategies

Other Responsibilities May Include

● Developing sales and marketing strategies

● Attending business development events and activities

Required Skills

● This role is customer facing and involves a lot of communication with new clients and the legal team. Excellent customer service and client management skills are essential

● An appetite for sales and a genuine interest in assisting new and existing customers

● The ability to ‘think on your feet’ but also understand when to seek help from co-workers – you’ll have plenty of guidance from our lawyers who are subject matter experts.

● The ability to explain technical legal solutions in a simple yet effective way

● We’re a collaborative team that brings a supportive and positive vibe to work – but we also work flexibly and aren’t always around checking your work. This means that you’ll need to be able to be organised, work autonomously and show strong initiative.

● Proficiency with tech and sales processes

● Interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and disrupting the legal industry is a benefit.