Legal Content Specialist – Energy & Environment Regulatory Compliance

Work from Anywhere in Australia | Fully Remote Opportunity Looking for a career beyond traditional legal practice or compliance roles?

Join a team helping organisations navigate complex regulatory obligations across Australia's energy, environment, utilities and resources sectors.

This is an opportunity to apply your legal, regulatory or compliance expertise in a highly visible role that combines subject matter expertise, stakeholder engagement, technology and innovation. You'll help shape the practical content and solutions used by organisations to understand and manage their compliance obligations with confidence.

Best of all, this role can be performed remotely from anywhere in Australia.

Why Join Us?

Work from anywhere in Australia with full remote flexibility

No billable hours, utilisation targets or client pressures

Flexible work arrangements and autonomy over your dayHigh-impact work supporting critical industries

Contribute to legal technology and AI-driven solutions

Build expertise across law, regulation, compliance and industry trends

Collaborate with leading industry experts and stakeholders

Opportunities to expand into product strategy, thought leadership and innovation

About the Role As an Energy & Environment Legal Specialist, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of regulatory content covering energy, environment, utilities and resources.

You'll ensure content remains accurate, practical and current while helping shape solutions that support customers in managing increasingly complex regulatory requirements.

This role sits at the intersection of:

Legal and regulatory research

Compliance and risk management

Customer and industry engagement

Product and content strategy

Technology and innovation

You'll work closely with customers, subject matter experts, industry bodies and internal teams to develop practical resources that help organisations understand and respond to regulatory change.

Key Responsibilities Manage and develop regulatory content across the Energy, Environment, Utilities and Resources portfolio

Translate complex legislation, regulatory frameworks and legal developments into clear, practical guidance

Monitor legislative reform, compliance developments and emerging industry trends

Engage with customers to understand regulatory challenges and evolving market needs

Build relationships with regulators, industry bodies, consultants and subject matter experts

Lead content and product-related projects from concept through to delivery

Support product, sales and marketing teams with subject matter expertise and industry insights

Contribute to future content strategy, innovation initiatives and product development opportunities

About You We're interested in professionals who enjoy analysing complex regulatory issues and translating them into practical outcomes.

You may come from a variety of backgrounds, including:

Environmental Law Energy & Resources Law Planning & Infrastructure Law Regulatory Compliance Risk & Governance Environmental Consulting Utilities or Infrastructure Government or Regulatory Agencies Policy and Regulatory Affairs Corporate Compliance You don't need experience across all of these areas. What matters most is your ability to interpret complex regulatory frameworks and communicate them clearly.

To be successful, you'll bring:

A law degree

Experience in at least 1 subject matter area above

Strong legal research, analysis and written communication skills

Experience interpreting legislation, regulations or policy frameworks

Ability to communicate complex concepts to both legal and non-legal audiences

Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills

Excellent organisational and project management capabilities

Commercial awareness and a customer-focused mindset

Interest in legal technology, innovation and AI-enabled solutions

Build a Career Beyond Traditional Practice Many people in our team have successfully transitioned from legal, compliance, consulting and regulatory careers into specialist roles that combine expertise, innovation and business impact.

This role offers opportunities to expand into:

Product strategy

Regulatory thought leadership

Industry engagement

Legal technology and AI innovation

Cross-functional leadership projects

What's in It for You?

Fully remote working arrangements available

Flexible working hours

Additional leave benefits

Health and wellbeing programs

Learning and development opportunities

Employee assistance and family support programs

Collaborative, supportive and highly experienced team environment

Opportunity to work on industry-leading products and AI-powered solutions

About Lexis Nexis Lexis Nexis  Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory and business information solutions that help customers make informed decisions, improve productivity and manage risk.

As a leader in legal and regulatory technology, we combine deep subject matter expertise with innovative technology and AI-powered solutions to help organisations stay ahead of change in an increasingly complex regulatory…