GOW Recruitment is partnering with a leading Australian organisation to appoint an experienced Regulatory/ Consumer focused legal counsel. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer to join an established in-house legal team, providing practical legal advice across consumer protection, advertising, marketing, product development and regulatory matters.
Working closely with product, marketing and commercial stakeholders, you'll play a key role in supporting new initiatives, managing consumer regulatory risk and enabling commercially focused business decisions.
The Role
- Provide legal advice on Australian Consumer Law (ACL), consumer protection legislation and related regulatory obligations.
- Advise on advertising, promotional campaigns, marketing claims and customer communications.
- Support product development, new product launches, pricing initiatives and go-to-market strategies.
- Provide advice on misleading or deceptive conduct, unfair contract terms and consumer guarantees.
- Identify and manage regulatory risks across customer-facing products and services.
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and customer-facing terms and conditions.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver practical, commercially focused legal solutions.
- Support regulatory matters and engagement with relevant regulators, including the ACCC, where required.
About You
We're interested in speaking with lawyers who offer:
- Approximately 5+ years' post-admission experience, with flexibility for the right background.
- Strong knowledge of Australian Consumer Law and consumer protection regulation.
- Experience advising on advertising, marketing, customer communications or product-related matters.
- A background in a highly regulated, consumer-facing industry such as financial services, telecommunications, technology, retail, FMCG or aviation.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to work autonomously with business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience gained within a leading commercial law firm, particularly in competition and consumer law, regulatory or commercial advisory, will be highly regarded.
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Legal Counsel - Consumer and Regulatory in Melbourne employer: GOW Recruitment
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