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About the Role

This role provides 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.

Skills

• Energy retail regulation
• Regulatory compliance
• Commercial legal matters
• Victorian energy retail regulatory framework
• Breach reporting obligations
• Essential Services Commission (ESC) engagement
• Commercial drafting
• Advisory skills
• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Problem-solving

Location

• Melbourne

Work Type

• Contract
• Remote
• On-site

Experience Level

• 5+ years' PQE

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
• Access to professional development resources
• Access to learning and development programs

About the Company

• 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.