Lawyer - Brand & Customer Experience

Let’s create a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we’re totally into what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love to bring people together. Together we share our passion for our products and industry; it’s what inspires us to dream big, and continue to create new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you thrive on positive energy, we want to meet you!

• Bring your passion and feel the energy
• 12 Months full-time contract opportunity

Lawyer - Brand & Customer Experience - This is a dynamic 12-month fixed-term contract opportunity for an experienced lawyer (3 - 6 yrs PQE) to play a critical role in supporting the continued growth and operational integrity of Endeavour Group, Australia's leading drinks and hospitality business.

You will provide specialist legal advice across all customer, supplier, and product touchpoints, with a primary focus on Competition and Consumer Law (CCL) matters. Your expertise will be vital in mitigating risk and ensuring compliance across our diverse portfolio of retail brands (e.g., Dan Murphy’s, BWS) and hospitality venues.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Senior Lawyer in managing the CCL aspects of Endeavour Group's strategic acquisitions, including assisting with ACCC assessments and clearance processes to facilitate business expansion.
• Deliver clear, pragmatic advice to a variety of brands and business functions (including Merchandise, Marketing, and Operations) on competition and consumer law risks, ensuring robust compliance in all operations, from supplier arrangements to customer engagement and communications.
• Act as a subject matter expert, providing timely advice on complex areas such as information sharing, marketing claims, pricing strategies, and the effective management of high-level customer complaints.
• Collaborate with the Senior Lawyer to design and deliver targeted, ongoing CCL training for key teams like Merchandise and Marketing. You will actively monitor ACCC and regulatory developments, translating implications into actionable advice for the business.
• Proactively identify opportunities to develop and streamline legal processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and embed compliance across the Group.

Where business needs require and capacity permits, you will also provide agile general commercial legal support across other Brand & Customer Experience areas, including marketing, brand governance, loyalty programs, and digital initiatives.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

You will report directly to the Senior Lawyer – Brand & Customer Experience and join a collaborative group of 8 lawyers who collectively report into the General Counsel – Regulatory, Brand & Customer Experience. This specialist team is the core legal function responsible for unifying all customer and regulatory touchpoints across the Group.

This is a pivotal opportunity to utilise your specialist competition and consumer legal skills, commercial acumen, and business partnering expertise. You will be instrumental in maintaining Endeavour Group's high standard of competition and consumer law compliance across our diverse portfolio, which includes:

• Our retail businesses (Dan Murphy’s, BWS)
• Our hospitality venues (ALH Hotels)
• Our product businesses (Pinnacle Drinks and our Wineries)
• Various Corporate Functions.

Now let’s talk about you: 

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited Australian university.
• Holds a current, unrestricted or supervised Australian Practising Certificate.
• 3 - 6 yrs Post-Admission Experience (PQE), with a significant focus on relevant legal areas.
• Deep knowledge and practical experience advising on the Competition and Consumer Act and the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), specifically relating to:
  • Misleading or Deceptive Conduct and false representations (especially in advertising/marketing)
  • Unfair Contract Terms (UCTs)
  • Consumer Guarantees and product liability/safety.
  • Restrictive Trade Practices (e.g., exclusive dealing, vertical agreements).
• Prior experience working in-house within a large, complex organisation, particularly in the retail, FMCG, or hospitality sectors (Highly Regarded).
• Previous experience working at a reputable or top-tier law firm (Highly Regarded).
• Some experience across digital, data, and brand (desirable).

The benefits are good too! 

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days 
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.  

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.

Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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