Senior Privacy & Telecom Counsel, Hybrid & Strategic

Elevate; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate is seeking a Senior Privacy & Telecommunications Lawyer for a 6–12 month secondment with one of Australia’s leading telecommunications businesses. The role focuses on privacy, telecom regulation, compliance, and emerging legislative reform initiatives.

The successful candidate will operate autonomously, providing strategic, commercially focused legal advice to a broad range of stakeholders within a sophisticated in-house team, with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Australian-qualified lawyer with 10+ years post-admission experience.
• Strong experience advising on Australian privacy laws and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated telecommunications sector experience, particularly Part 13 obligations and Interception/Access Act requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advising on Privacy Act obligations and related compliance requirements.
• Providing guidance on Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act obligations.
• Supporting regulatory reform initiatives and legislative change projects.
• Advising on privacy issues in domestic and family violence matters.
• Providing ongoing strategic and operational legal support on privacy and telecommunications matters.

Skills

Privacy law

Telecommunications regulation

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Policy analysis

Education

Australian legal qualification

Job description

Elevate is seeking a Senior Privacy & Telecommunications Lawyer for a 6–12 month secondment with one of Australia’s leading telecommunications businesses. The role focuses on privacy, telecom regulation, compliance, and emerging legislative reform initiatives.

The successful candidate will operate autonomously, providing strategic, commercially focused legal advice to a broad range of stakeholders within a sophisticated in-house team, with a hybrid working model.