Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate

Job Description

• Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate (Permanent) 

• Pyrmont, NSW | Hybrid | 

Company Overview: 

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitise the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed, and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

About Domain:

Domain is a leading property technology and services marketplace that is home to one of the largest portfolios of property brands in Australia, including the Domain, Allhomes and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) platforms. In 2025, Domain became part of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces and 3D digital twin technology. Together, Domain and CoStar Group is dedicated to digitising the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

About the Role: 

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join Domain’s Legal Team; reporting directly to our Chief Legal Officer.The purpose of the role is to act as a legal business partner for the Domain Group on a wide range of corporate matters including corporate M&A, corporate governance matters and regulatory legal compliance.

As Domain continues to grow within the broader CoStar Group, you’ll partner closely with senior leaders and act as a trusted adviser on both day-to-day matters and complex strategic issues. This is an amazing opportunity to join us, post acquisition by CoStar Group, as we embark on a period of significant transformation and growth where this role will be pivotal.

You’ll act as a Corporate legal business partner to teams across Domain especially Finance, Strategy and Tax , with responsibility for:

• Playing a key role in Domain’s cross functional deal team working on strategic corporate M&A projects. 

• Identifying legal risks in corporate proposals or concepts and working closely with the relevant stakeholders to structure solutions that enable business goals to be achieved in a way that is legally compliant, efficient and optimal for the Company.

• Advising the business on the interpretation of contractual commitments and statutory obligations including in relation to previous Sale and Purchase Agreements, Corporations Act, Competition and Consumer Act and the Privacy Act.

• Support in day to day company secretarial matters of the Australian and NZ subsidiary group of companies including preparation of resolutions and periodic filings and corporate structure entity management. 

• Partner with internal global stakeholders on corporate governance matters including supporting on Australian aspects of global reporting (e.g. Anti Modern Slavery and ESG reporting) and global policies. 

• Provide additional support to the Commercial Legal Team from time to time with general commercial legal matters such as reviewing and negotiating contracts, managing disputes, protecting IP and entering into licensing and sponsorship agreements.

• Be an ambassador for the Legal Team among the broader Domain business.
   

• You will have a good foundation at a reputable law firm working in a Corporate M&A Team with a primary focus on non-public M&A;

• You will ideally have a level of general commercial experience advising on general commercial matters including commercial contracts;

• Prior in-house experience (as a permanent team member or on a client secondment) would be beneficial, although not essential; and

• Prior experience working in data, technology and digital businesses would be well regarded.

Technical Skill Set:

You will:

Give technically excellent legal advice across M&A, corporate governance, regulatory and commercial legal matters;

Have the ability to draft and negotiate core M&A and governance documents under light-touch senior supervision, including a working knowledge of shareholders agreements, share purchase agreements, subscription agreements, share transfer forms, board resolutions and similar documents;

Be capable of identifying and assessing risks, and providing advice and solutions which may include suggesting alternative ways forward; 

Have strong drafting and communication skills; stakeholder management and project management skills to coordinate the various elements of an M&A deal and capable of breaking down complex concepts for a non-legal audience; 

Have strong attention to detail and a desire to get to the bottom of complex issues. 

Business Skill Set

You will:

Have strong commercial acumen and a business-focused mind, bringing a pragmatic and strategic approach to legal issues;

Be a strong communicator and Be comfortable picking up new and varied subject matters, working on whatever tasks need doing from time to time;

Have plenty of ‘get up and go’ – being willing and able to pick up instructions, connect with the relevant business stakeholders and run with your matters, looping in and reporting back to the Domain Chief Legal Officer, where required;   

Be energised by collaborating with others;

Demonstrate strong horizontal leadership and influencing skills.

• Strong communicator who can influence and partner effectively across the business.

• Capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with high volumes of live matters.

• Thrives in a small, hands-on legal team—comfortable rolling up your sleeves and taking on varied tasks as needed.

• Collaborative, adaptable and commercially minded.

• Law degree (LLB or JD), with 6-10 PQE including a period of time working in a Corporate M&A team

• Admitted to practise in Australia with a current practising certificate.

Why join us?  

We're the kind of place you can make a real impact, with a workplace culture where you can be you. It's a fun, safe space where you'll always feel you belong. Perks of the role include: 

• hybrid working 

• Continuous opportunities to leap, learn and grow in a team that values creativity and innovation 

We don't just talk, we do. Every day we solve property problems for Australians and beyond. We encourage our people to see the possibilities, and turn them into realities.  

What's next? 

We'll give your application the thoughtful attention it deserves and get back to you as soon as possible. If there's a match, one of our recruitment consultants will reach out so keep your phone handy! We're genuinely excited about the chance to work together and make a meaningful impact. 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Domain 

Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences, including people with disability, and people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities (including trans and non-binary people). 

We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the process we're here to support. If you wish to receive this job advertisement in an accessible format, or have a confidential chat about workplace adjustments, please contact our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team at [email protected] or leave a message on 1300 858 356 and we will get back to you.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing