Telstra
Job Description:
As a Legal Counsel, you are a trusted advisor who thrives on providing high quality, independent and strategic legal advice to Telstra’s business units. Your strong technical expertise around legal matters and solutions coupled with your confidence and experience in liaising and negotiating with stakeholders is what makes you outstanding in your role. You make a significant impact to the business and Telstra’s most strategic projects, by helping to resolve complex issues, providing informed insights, and proposing innovative legal solutions that meet strategic objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Taking a leadership role to share knowledge and expertise of the energy industry in the broader legal team
- Work closely with Regulatory, Compliance, Sustainability and External Relation colleagues to develop and execute an appropriate regulatory and government relations stakeholder strategy for Telstra’s involvement in the energy sector
- Authentically engage, build and maintain trusted and collaborative working relationships with legal teams across Telstra’s business units, as well as internal and external stakeholders, by assisting them with legal matters, processes and standards
- Take accountability for legal activities through inception to execution and ensuring careful management of budgets and external fees
- Leverage your deep experience and technical know-how to provide high quality, independent and strategic legal advice to Telstra’s energy team , helping to achieve good business outcomes while meeting legal and regulatory requirements
- Support senior management with strategic projects, by identifying legal issues and risks that may have a significant impact on the business, providing expert legal guidance, applying critical thinking, sharing informed insights and implementing innovative solutions that achieve strategic objectives and resolve complex legal issues
- Apply a continuous improvement mindset when providing legal support to clients, by sharing great ideas and contributing to initiatives which help drive productivity improvements and maximise client experience outcomes
Job Requirements:
Qualification & Experience:
- Understanding of the energy market, including legal risks, regulatory issues, use of energy data and the upcoming Consumer Data Right (CDR) to the energy sector.
- Ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely, as well as balancing and prioritising workload.
- To be successful in the role, you’ll bring the following skills and experience :
- Strong experience with electricity, gas and solar product design, advising on product implementation and product lifecycle management, in particular making sure the product meets the energy regulatory requirements and the business is compliant.
- A minimum of four years’ experience PQE working in house at an energy supplier or energy retailer, or experience in private practice, specialising in energy law and energy market regulation (including the Energy Retail Code, the National Energy Retail Law and the National Energy Retail Rules).
- Experience in leading multiple complex regulatory legal matters and managing legal spend.
- Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with clients and external stakeholders (including regulators) and to deliver difficult messages whilst maintaining effective relationships
- Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent) and admitted to practice in Australia.
Job Details:
Company: Telstra
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Broome, AU
Application Deadline: N/A
