We value flexibility, and all roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville and are available on a full time, part-time or job-share basis.

Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

It is an exciting time to join the ACCC’s legal function – with plenty of new and complex legal frameworks to help implement such as the new merger regime and the world-leading scams prevention framework.

There are currently multiple ongoing and non‑ongoing positions available in the ACCC’s Legal Units. Although positions at the Senior Lawyer level may only be offered in one or more legal units as operational needs arise.

- Competition and Consumer Law Unit (CCLU) – supports the competition division, consumer and fair trading division and enforcement activities of other divisions such as consumer product safety
- Mergers and Exemptions Law Unit (MELU) – supports the mergers and exemptions assessment division
- Regulatory Law Unit (RLU) – supports the infrastructure division, digital ID division, scams prevention and digital markets division and the consumer data right division
- Corporate Law Unit (CLU) – supports the corporate division, consumer product safety division (non‑enforcement), national anti‑scams centre as well as whole agency corporate governance, integrity, employment, privacy, intellectual property, procurement and freedom of information matters
- Legal Counsel Unit – provides support across divisions on matters of highest significance

What you will do as the Senior Lawyer

- Conduct legal and related research into complex matters relevant to ACCC responsibilities under relevant legislation
- In some teams, assist with the conduct of investigations and the performance of the ACCC’s compliance and enforcement functions.



This includes advising on the use of statutory investigation powers.
- In some teams, assist with the management of Court and Tribunal proceedings. This includes both enforcement proceedings and proceedings arising from the ACCC’s merger, exemptions and regulatory functions. Responsibilities include drafting or settling court documents (including pleadings and submissions) and other documents in support of litigation.
- In CLU, provide legal advice on complex and/or high‑risk governance, employment, information‑handling, privacy, contract and procurement issues.

About You

- Admission as a practitioner, however described, of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory, or the ability to become so admitted before commencing in the role.
- Substantial post‑admission legal experience (typically 5 years +) as a legal practitioner in the following areas relevant to the functions of the ACCC, and the role you are applying for:
- CCLU – competition and consumer law enforcement functions and litigation
- MELU – merger assessment and exemption administrative decisions, competition law and litigation
- RLU – administrative decision‑making, regulatory, digital, competition, consumer or enforcement matters
- CLU – corporate law, corporate governance, employment, privacy, intellectual property
- Note: experience of all areas is not required, but candidates must have a willingness to work across a range of matters.

- Ability to work collaboratively and build stakeholder relationships in a complex workplace.
- Effective and persuasive communication skills, including ability to deliver complex legal advice clearly to a range of audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex legal frameworks and/or adapt to new technical content.

Salary: Lawyer 1 (EL1) $127,907 - $159,112 (plus 15.4% superannuation)

Contact Officer: Connie Aloisio,

Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEST), Sunday 2 August 2026

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📌 Senior Lawyer,/144) (Canberra)
🏢 ACCC
📍 Canberra