At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide strategic legal advice on competition and consumer law in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join Woolworths Group, a leading employer with a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, competitive leave policies, and team discounts.
- Other info: Be part of a global business with endless career possibilities and a commitment to wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while growing your career in a supportive and innovative workplace.
- Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws with 2-4 years of relevant experience in competition and consumer law.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Join our diligent and well-respected in-house Legal team. Permanent, full-time opportunity based in our Sydney Support offices between Norwest and Surry Hills with WFH flexibility.
We are currently looking for a Competition and Consumer Lawyer to join the Woolworths Legal team. You will be a highly-motivated and confident specialist who is able to manage a range of competition and consumer law advisory matters in a fast-paced business environment. Reporting to the Senior Lawyer - Competition and Consumer, you will be responsible for providing strategic, efficient, cost-effective and results-focused competition and consumer legal services across the operations of the Woolworths Group ecosystem.
This is an outstanding opportunity to use your commercial acumen, interpersonal and legal skills by providing strategic and risk-balanced legal advice across a diverse range of businesses.
What you’ll do:
- Support the Group Counsel - Competition and Consumer, and Senior Lawyer - Competition and Consumer in the provision of high-quality, timely and user-friendly competition and consumer law advice to clients across the Woolworths Group.
- Demonstrate ‘best in class’ corporate counsel thinking and identify continuous improvement opportunities for yourself, the Legal team and the business.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders that facilitate constructive and efficient delivery pathways for the business to achieve its objectives.
- Partner with external counsel as instructed ensuring that the organisation is effectively represented in a cost-effective way.
- Ensure key stakeholders are informed on the impact of legislation and regulatory requirements which may affect the organisation.
- Assist the Group Counsel - Competition and Consumer and the Senior Lawyer - Competition and Consumer, to liaise with regulators on matters which affect the organisation’s present and future activities.
- Work to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements within the Board Risk Appetite.
- Help build the capabilities of the team including mentoring and supervising junior lawyers.
- Advise and represent Woolworths Group businesses in relation to all aspects of competition and consumer law including merger clearances, sensitive information management, regulatory investigations, contractual matters, pricing, marketing, and regulatory disputes.
What you’ll bring:
- Bachelor of Laws and 2-4 years PQE competition & regulatory experience with a well-regarded law firm or in-house legal team.
- Demonstrated working expertise in the application of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 including in relation to Part IV of the Act and the Australian Consumer Law.
- An ability to prioritise competing demands and business expectations, and to manage a large volume of diverse files and the delivery of external legal services.
- An ability to be self-sufficient and a collaborative team player and to deal confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven ability to identify and solve problems.
- Experience in, or interfacing with, the ACCC and/or state and international competition & consumer law regulators.
- Superior communication, negotiation, advice and submission drafting, and influencing skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand business strategy and context.
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to develop and implement legal strategies in a commercial context.
- Demonstrated experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters is desirable, including in merger matters.
What you’ll experience:
- A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home.
- High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline.
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.
As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
Lawyer – Competition & Consumer employer: Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. As part of Australia's largest retailer, you will benefit from extensive professional development opportunities, a strong focus on employee well-being, and a culture that prioritises risk awareness and customer care. Join us in a hybrid role that not only allows for flexibility but also empowers you to make a meaningful impact in claims management.
