Corporate Counsel

• Permanent Full time
• Location: Sydney | Hybrid working  

About Ampol

We are proud of our heritage. We have been powering better journeys for all Australians for over 100 years. As Australia’s very own fuel brand we are committed to making those journeys easier by meeting Australia’s needs at every step with the care and service we all deserve. And, as we grow, we continue to evolve, to ensure we have low carbon solutions that will meet the needs of our customers well into the future.

We are proud to be an endorsed employer of choice for women by WORK180. To understand more about how Ampol’s policies, benefits and how we support our people, check out some key female leader career stories on the Work180 website. 

About the role

In this newly created role, you will give legal advice to the Ampol Group of Companies (the Group) in order to assist the Group to meet its commercial objectives and effectively manage legal risk associated with the Group’s business activities, and in particular in respect of the Group’s Convenience Retail business. 

Ampol’s Convenience Retail business directly operates a network of 645 sites to deliver its fuel and convenience shop offering, and indirectly supplies and contracts with a further ~1,200 Ampol branded but third party operated sites. 

 Key responsibilities:

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice to the Ampol business
• Maintain positive relationships and proactively engage with the business
• The effective management of complaints and leading dispute resolution
• Support commercial transactions by drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements
• Advise the business relating to Australian laws and regulations, including competition and consumer laws and Australia’s Privacy laws and assist with dealings with regulators

About you:

You will bring a strong understanding of law and the role of an in-house legal function. You be a team player and be passionate about providing legal support to the business. As a legal professional you will have extensive attention to detail, time management and communication skills.

Key skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualification in law with current legal practising certificate.
• 3-5 Year post qualified experience (PQE) in practice, ideally in a top tier law firm or as a corporate lawyer for a medium-sized or large business.
• Previous experience in advising on competition law and ACL issues, drafting/negotiating broad range of commercial agreements, and reviewing marketing material.

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars! 
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value. 
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work. 
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values. 
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions. 
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth) 
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work. 
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available. 
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme 
• Leave Options – Up to 6 weeks annual leave and additional Wellbeing leave days. 
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.   
• Check out our benefits and policies on the Work180 website. 

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Applications close Thursday 2 May 2024.