Legal Counsel (Customer and Supply)

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We have an exciting opportunity at nbn for a Legal Counsel to join our Customer and Supply Legal team.

A bit about your role

As Legal Counsel for Customer and Supply, you will partner with the business to navigate and shape nbn’s environment to enable enterprise outcomes. You will be providing expert legal and regulatory solutions to support nbn’s mission to Lift the Digital Capability of Australia. You will work with key stakeholders across various teams (including Customer, Customer Contracting, Regulatory Strategy and New Developments) offering proactive legal support to the marketing team on nbn’s advertising, branding, and external communications. Your responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive legal reviews of marketing communications to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Negotiating contracts with external suppliers
• Providing practical legal advice that enables commercial outcomes with a particular focus on the Australian Consumer Law, privacy and data protection
• Monitoring changes in legislation and regulatory requirements affecting marketing and consumer law and advising the business on necessary adjustments.
• Providing advice on intellectual property (IP) matters such as conducting trade mark clearance searches and advising on potential defensive IP disputes.

A bit about you

You are legally qualified, hold a current practicing certificate, and have relevant post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house. You have experience in the telecommunications or technology industries, or advising regulated entities, is essential. You should have strong private practice experience or in-house experience (including if gained on secondment), excellent relationship-building and problem-solving skills, strong communication and influencing abilities, and an active team player.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world

nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Gold Employer for three years running, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.

Equal Opportunities for All 

We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 2 8918 9990. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.

Where to from here?

If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and sending in your resume only. We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed.

Please note that the role will be a permanent position and applications for this role will close at midnight Monday 9th June 2025.

To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.