Solicitor or Senior Associate (4-6 PQE) - Competition & Regulatory – Melbourne

About the role
We are seeking a Solicitor or junior Senior Associate (4-6 years' PQE) with competition law experience to join our National Competition & Regulatory team in Melbourne. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside industry-leading practitioners on high-profile and complex matters, while being part of a collaborative, supportive and high-performing national team.

The Mallesons National Competition team is a market leading team with a Band 1 Chambers ranking (Asia Pacific 2026). Our team specialises in all areas of competition law, including high profile mergers, competition and consumer law advice work, regulatory investigations and associated litigation, market studies, access to essential infrastructure and sectorial regulation. We advise act for major Australian and international corporations across a wide range of industries.

Our national team is led by recognised leading competition Partners Wayne Leach, Caroline Coops, Simon Cooke, Lisa Huett, Christopher Kok, Jennifer Barron, Peta Stevenson and Tamara Hunter. All members of our team work with a range of partners and lawyers nationally, across a wide range of competition and consumer issues. To assist in their career development, each member also has an allocated supervising partner.

You will have:

• Strong and broad competition and consumer law experience.

• Experience in ACCC merger reviews and assessments.

• Experience in competition and consumer law investigations.

• Previous experience in an Australian or overseas law firm or a competition regulator.

• Experience in, and a willingness to, explore and use AI to help deliver for our clients.

• A collaborative team style and a positive attitude, with an ability to delegate and mentor junior lawyers.

• An ability to identify and think through complex legal issues and to provide practical and effective solutions.

• Excellent written, analytical, communication and research skills to contribute to the delivery of prompt and commercially astute advice and a strong commitment to client service.

• An ability to build and nurture client relationships within and outside of matters.

Who are we?

We are Mallesons. The top-tier independent firm from Australia, a full-service firm trusted on the most complex and consequential matters across our region and around the world. We’ve been part of Australia’s story for almost 200 years and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waters. Our independence gives us the flexibility to combine our extensive top tier full-service capability with the best advisers in every market. With deep expertise, collective judgment and genuine collaboration, we cut through complexity so our clients can move forward with confidence and make more happen.
 

Why work with us?

We build careers that go everywhere. Mallesons is a special place to work where anything is possible, ambitions are limitless and diversity and inclusion play an important role. It’s a place where you will collaborate with exceptional colleagues and clients, where you will sharpen your edge and support others to do the same, where you will make a difference you can be proud of. You will have access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives, benefits, policies and process that will support you to achieve your career goals.
 

Together we learn. Together we master. Together we lead.
 

Next Steps
Please click ‘Apply Now’ to apply online with your cover letter summarising why you’re applying and your resume to support your experience.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Steph McKenzie on Steph.McKenzie@mallesons.com
If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.
 

Diversity and Inclusion

Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from diverse backgrounds. We welcome, value, support and harness the positive benefits that people’s different life experiences bring, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you are unsure if you meet all criteria for this role, but have a passion for delivering high quality work, developing your skills and realising your full potential, then we encourage you to apply and have a further conversation about how you could fit at Mallesons. We have a range of inclusive hiring practices – if you would like to seek workplace adjustments to complete your application please contact the Recruitment contact for this role or email careers@mallesons.com