Principal Legal Counsel , AU Stores Legal in Sydney

Principal Legal Counsel , AU Stores Legal

Amazon's Australia Legal team is seeking a highly experienced litigation and regulatory lawyer, ideally including consumer regulator engagement.

Key job responsibilities

Regulatory:

• Manage and respond to consumer regulator compulsory information-gathering notices, including scoping, data collection, privilege review and preparation of response letters and memos.
• Prepare briefing papers, talking points and Q&A for regulator meetings and leadership.

Litigation & disputes:

• Assist in managing active litigation, including concise statements, defenses, discovery/preliminary discovery and without-prejudice correspondence.
• Support contractual, commercial and regulator initiated disputes. Instruct and manage external law firms, including scoping, budgeting and reviewing their work product.

General:

• Draft, review, and negotiate correspondence, legal advice, and dispute-related documents to a high standard, as part of a fast paced organisation.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leadership, to deliver practical, risk-based advice.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience in private practice or in‑house.
• Law degree and admission to relevant bar association
• Excellent legal drafting, analytical and project‑management skills, with the ability to manage large volumes of data and documents.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, oral)
• Sound commercial judgment and the ability to distil complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice for business stakeholders.
• High degree of autonomy, discretion, and comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law.

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