• Permanent opportunity due to an internal promotion
• Unique opportunity to work across a broad range of matters across the Group
• Location agnostic with flexible working arrangements

About the Legal Services Group

The Legal Services team supports the entire Woolworths Group. Our team members provide thought leadership and professional and independent legal advice to secure optimum commercial outcomes, manage the company’s risk profile and guide our teams to lead the market. We aspire to the highest of professional standards and deliver great experiences by being highly regarded business partners. We’re outcome focussed and always aim to deliver exceptional advice with a strong commercial and strategic understanding, in line with our purpose and values.

About The Role

We are currently looking for a Competition and Consumer Lawyer to join Woolworths Legal Industry & Government 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.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Group Counsel - Australian Food and Competition and Senior Lawyer - Competition & Consumer in the provision of high quality, timely and user friendly competition and consumer law advice to clients across the Woolworths Group
• Demonstrating ‘best in class’ corporate counsel thinking and identifying continuous improvement opportunities for yourself, the Legal team and the business
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders that facilitate constructive and efficient delivery pathways for the business to achieve its objectives
• Partnering with external counsel as instructed ensuring that the organisation is effectively represented in a cost effective way
• Ensuring key stakeholders are informed on the impact of legislation and regulatory requirements which may affect the organisation
• Assisting the General Counsel - Australian Food and Competition, and the Senior Lawyer - Competition and Consumer, to liaise with regulators on matters which affect the organisation’s present and future activities
• Working to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements within the Board Risk Appetite
• Helping to build the capabilities of the team including supervising junior lawyers
• Advising and representing 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

About you

We are seeking a lawyer who is passionate to further their career within competition and regulatory law. You will have:

• 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 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.

What is in it for you

• You will be joining corporate Australia’s largest inhouse legal team of over 100 team members. This scale brings complexity, challenges and opportunities for an extremely rewarding career
• Having a career with us means you are joining the group that is recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, Work180 Endorsed Employer for all women along with Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ workplace inclusion
• You will be joining Australia’s largest retailer which is also at the forefront of innovation and modern ways of working
• Flexibility is valued and supported across Woolworths Group and covers flexible work hours and locations (including working from overseas for up to 8 weeks per year), flexible career opportunities, and flexible leave options
• Career development sessions, internal networking events and mentorship/leadership programs to grow your career
• Team member discounts across all Woolworths Group and partner businesses, access to discounts in novated leases, share purchase plans, lifestyle and other attraction discounts
• Access to a digital platform that offers personalised programs for working parents, carers and people leaders through our partner in Gender Equality and Parental Leave support
• 4 weeks paid parental leave for all secondary carer’s. Both Primary and Secondary Carers who are employed in full or part time roles, are eligible to access Parental Leave entitlements from their first day of employment

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Grow with the Group

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

We’d love to hear from You

If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.