Senior Regulatory & Consumer Litigation Counsel

Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd in Australia seeks an experienced litigation and regulatory lawyer with strong consumer regulator engagement. You will manage information-gathering notices, prepare briefing papers, and lead regulatory responses while supporting active litigation and disputes.

The role requires advising senior leadership, drafting high-quality legal documents, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver pragmatic, risk-based advice in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience in private practice or in-house.
• Law degree and admission to relevant bar association
• Excellent legal drafting, analytical and project-management skills, with the ability to manage large volumes of data and documents.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, oral)
• Sound commercial judgment and the ability to distil complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice for business stakeholders.
• High degree of autonomy, discretion, and comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory: Manage and respond to consumer regulator compulsory information-gathering notices, including scoping, data collection, privilege review and preparation of response letters and memos.
• Regulatory: Prepare briefing papers, talking points and Q&A for regulator meetings and leadership.
• Litigation & disputes: Assist in managing active litigation, including concise statements, defenses, discovery/preliminary discovery and without-prejudice correspondence.
• Litigation & disputes: Support contractual, commercial and regulator initiated disputes. Instruct and manage external law firms, including scoping, budgeting and reviewing their work product.
• General: Draft, review, and negotiate correspondence, legal advice, and dispute-related documents to a high standard, as part of a fast paced organisation.
• General: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leadership, to deliver practical, risk-based advice.

Skills

Legal drafting

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Autonomy

Commercial judgement

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Law degree

Bar admission

Job description

Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd in Australia seeks an experienced litigation and regulatory lawyer with strong consumer regulator engagement. You will manage information-gathering notices, prepare briefing papers, and lead regulatory responses while supporting active litigation and disputes.

The role requires advising senior leadership, drafting high-quality legal documents, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver pragmatic, risk-based advice in a fast-paced environment.