Title:  Associate Counsel

• Join a high performing General Counsel & Company Secretary team
• Be a trusted advisor on employment and industrial law matters
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible & Hybrid Work Environment  

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

At AusNet we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing an essential role in the clean energy transition.  Let’s lead the way, do what’s right and make real progress!

About the Role

As Associate Counsel, you will be responsible for working closely with AusNet stakeholders, providing legal advice and support on all areas of employment and industrial relations law.  You will be part of a high performing legal and company secretarial team, collaborating and integrating with your peers in other areas of the Legal team and your key clients and stakeholders across the organisation and externally.  

This role will report to the Deputy General Counsel – Operations & Regulation and is located at Southbank, Victoria.

We are a flexible and truly hybrid workplace.

What you will deliver

• Partner with the business on legal requirements, solutions, opportunities or protections required to achieve core objectives and seamless delivery of legal services as part of a broader legal team
• Be a trusted counsel advisor to key employment stakeholders and reduce reliance on external providers
• Provide legal advice, negotiate contracts and transactions, resolve claims and advise the business on obligations under the Fair Work Act, relevant Enterprise Agreements and other ad hoc employment matters, including managing workplace investigations or complaints
• Review, interpret and provide advice on changes to relevant legislation in the employment space
• Brief external legal advisors (as required) and manage engagement and costs

What we like about you             

• Tertiary level qualification in law (e.g. Bachelor of Laws)
• Demonstrated industry experience (6 – 9 years PQE) in the legal industry, either in-house or in private practice, with a particular focus on employment and industrial law
• Willingness to stretch and do work outside your specialisation is essential
• Adaptable to change and able to work at a fast pace
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional and approachable demeanour when dealing with teammates and counterparties
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• High level of self-motivation, accountability, and autonomy
• Collaborative by nature, able to work with cross-functional teams
• Strong commercial and business acumen
• Licence requirements: Admitted to practice as a legal practitioner in Australia

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that fosters belonging, where everyone brings their unique strengths and innovative ideas.

AusNet partners with Work180, Supply Nation and Kinaway to support these diversity pillars and has Employee Network Groups that support Pride and LGBTQIA+, Cultural and Ethnic Awareness, Disability, Working Parents Group, Women’s Network and Young Professionals Network.

What we offer at AusNet

• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive team culture who supports you to lead and achieve
• We care about what flexibility means to you and flexible working options are fully supported, to better balance work, personal and family commitments
• A wide range of employee benefits such as income protection, corporate discounts, salary sacrifice options including novated leasing
• Learning culture with ongoing development and career opportunities to enable a career with purpose

Our Ethos

At AusNet you don’t need to check every box.
 

We have key requirements which are important, but we also know that the best candidate may not tick all the boxes so, if you have the experience and capabilities for a portion of the role, Apply Now to join our energised team.