What’s the role?

This role would suit a lawyer passionate about expanding their legal and professional skills, curious about the important role gas and LNG play in Australian and global energy markets and who wishes to work with energy sector legal leaders.

As Legal Counsel, you will be accountable for ensuring that Shell Australia receives timely, sound and pragmatic legal advice spanning commercial, corporate, regulatory and property matters. 

This advice will principally be in support of the Shell Australia operated multi-billion-dollar QCLNG Project, but you may also be required to provide advice to support other major projects in Australia in which Shell Australia has an investment interest. This advice is to be delivered through good business partnering and by acting as an enabler and facilitator of commercial outcomes for the business. 

What you’ll be doing

The successful candidate will provide a wide range of legal services, offering significant professional and personal growth.

As your career with Shell Australia develops, key areas you are likely to support include:

Shell Australia’s commercial affairs, including joint venture management, project development and acquisitions & divestments.

General corporate work associated with Shell Australia’s companies and activities in Australia.

Tenure and real property matters, regulatory approvals, native title, cultural heritage and employment matters.

Protecting Shell Australia’s interests and reputation.

You will work closely with other members of Shell Australia’s legal team, who will in parallel develop your legal and broader business skills and mentor your on-going professional development.  These lawyers are deep subject matter experts.

Given the high-risk, capital-intensive nature of Shell’s Australian businesses, timely and practical legal advice is crucial. The successful candidate will:

Challenge business decisions with legal implications and highlight public affairs exposures.

Keep the Managing Counsel informed of legal and commercial developments.

Build and maintain networks with key internal and external stakeholders and joint venture partners.

Collaborate with other Shell legal teams in Australia and globally.

Maintain and share legal expertise through training and development.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, delivering timely, practical legal advice with significant financial and reputational impact. Essential skills include strong collaboration, commercial focus and influencing techniques.

What we need from you

We are keen to speak to professionals with the following:

Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent). By way of guidance, this role would best suit a lawyer with approximately four to eight years post-admission experience.

Admission as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland (or other Australian jurisdiction) and current Queensland Practicing Certificate (or immediate eligibility to obtain a Queensland Practicing Certificate).

Solid experience in one or more of the following areas would be preferred:

joint ventures, project development or acquisitions & divestments.

Australian corporate law.

knowledge of mining and petroleum tenure and governing legislation in Queensland.

knowledge and experience in obtaining regulatory approvals and/or access to land for petroleum and mining projects under relevant statutory provisions in Queensland.

knowledge and experience relating to native title and cultural heritage law and practice, especially as it relates to energy and resources projects.

Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and drafting skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The successful candidate should be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. At Shell we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse the workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. ​

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and

international teams.

Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell in Australia

Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments.

Throughout this 122-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities.

Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.

Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.