Legal Operations

Competition & Consumer Lawyer – Legal Consultant (12-Month Contract)

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Join a leading organisation as a Legal Consultant within our flexible legal resourcing platform, supporting a major client on a 12-month full-time hybrid engagement in Melbourne. This role is ideal for an experienced competition and consumer lawyer looking to apply their expertise in a dynamic, commercially focused environment.

  • Provide practical, commercially focused advice on Australian Consumer Law and competition law compliance.
  • Review and advise on consumer-facing offers, promotions, pricing initiatives, and marketing campaigns.
  • Identify and manage legal and regulatory risks associated with tactical offers and customer propositions.
  • Support product, marketing, and commercial teams in developing and launching consumer initiatives.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial and consumer-related documents.
  • Engage and influence senior stakeholders across multiple levels of the business.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

  • Minimum 3–5 years' PQE in competition and consumer law, from private practice or in-house within a large corporate, telecommunications, or regulated industry environment.
  • Strong track record advising on Australian Consumer Law, competition law, consumer protection obligations, misleading and deceptive conduct, and unfair contract terms.
  • Experience reviewing and advising on consumer offers, promotions, pricing initiatives, and marketing campaigns, with a strong understanding of associated legal and regulatory risks.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide clear, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior decision-makers.
  • Commercially minded, pragmatic, and solutions-focused, with adaptability in a fast-changing environment.
  • Current Australian practising certificate and the right to live and work in Australia.

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