Principal Legal Counsel , AU Stores Legal

Job description

Amazon's Australia Legal team is seeking a highly experienced litigation and regulatory lawyer, ideally including consumer regulator engagement.

Key job 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leadership, to deliver practical, risk-based advice.