Retail Energy Counsel

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Axiom is seeking an experienced lawyer or compliance professional for a Melbourne-based, hybrid, three-month contract focused on Victorian energy retail regulation, compliance and breach reporting. The role blends pragmatic legal advice with commercial support across contracts and governance, and involves close collaboration with stakeholders and the Essential Services Commission. Requirements: 5+ years PQE in energy retail regulation or related commercial work, strong knowledge of the Victorian framework including breach reporting, and excellent drafting and stakeholder-management skills with autonomous delivery. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight ESC liaison and breach reporting, give concrete regulatory risk examples, and show you thrive in a fast-paced in-house environment, plus a clear fit with Axiom’s flexible approach.

Axiom is supporting a leading Australian renewable energy company seeking an experienced lawyer or compliance professional to join its Melbourne-based legal team on an initial three-month contract. This role will provide critical support to the retail energy business, with a strong focus on Victorian energy retail regulation, compliance, and breach reporting. The successful candidate will work closely with commercial stakeholders and regulators, providing pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of regulatory and commercial matters in a fast-paced in-house environment.

Responsibilities:

• Advise the business on Victorian energy retail regulatory requirements, providing practical legal guidance on day-to-day compliance and operational matters.
• Assess, manage, and coordinate regulatory breach reporting obligations under the Victorian energy framework, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and liaise with the Essential Services Commission (ESC) on regulatory compliance, reporting obligations, and related matters.
• Provide general commercial legal support across the retail energy business, advising on contractual, governance, risk, and broader regulatory issues.

Requirements:

• 5+ years' PQE with experience advising on energy retail regulation, regulatory compliance, or commercial legal matters within the energy sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Victorian energy retail regulatory framework, including breach reporting obligations and engagement with the Essential Services Commission (ESC).
• Strong commercial drafting and advisory skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice across a broad range of matters.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities in a dynamic in-house environment.

Why Join Axiom?

• Flexibility: Choose assignments that fit your lifestyle and career goals.
• Professional Growth: Continue to develop your expertise through diverse projects.
• Community: Reconnect with a network of forward-thinking legal professionals.
• Impact: Contribute to impactful work with leading global organizations.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace.  Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

 Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

 Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster.  Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. 

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice. 

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that all information contained therein, and provided at any part of the application process, is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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