Senior Legal Counsel - Major Litigation and Regulatory

We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Senior Legal Counsel – Major Litigation and Regulatory, you’ll be a trusted adviser on some of our most complex, sensitive and high-impact legal matters. You’ll help shape our response to regulatory notices and investigations, lead significant litigation and disputes, and provide strategic advice on remediation programs arising from regulatory findings and internal reviews.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, business teams, external legal providers and colleagues across Corporate Legal, building strong relationships and delivering clear, practical solutions. You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor other lawyers, share your expertise and contribute to continuous improvement across the legal function. 

This role is available as a 8-month max-term/ secondment opportunity initially and is based in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.

Day to day, you'll:

• Provide strategic, commercially focused legal advice across complex regulatory, litigation and dispute matters.
• Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory notices, investigations and compulsory information requests.
• Advise on regulatory obligations, disclosure requirements and legal risk affecting Australian Retirement Trust.
• Develop legal strategy and take carriage of major litigation, disputes and other contentious matters.
• Provide legal and strategic advice on remediation programs arising from regulatory findings or internal reviews.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business teams to deliver practical advice on critical projects and matters.
• Manage external legal providers and expenditure to achieve an effective balance between quality, risk and cost.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting superannuation, financial services, advice and life insurance.
• Translate complex legal developments into clear guidance, insights and training for the wider business.
• Mentor lawyers within Corporate Legal and promote knowledge sharing across the team.

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You hold tertiary qualifications in law and a current unrestricted practising certificate as an Australian legal practitioner.
• Your career includes extensive post-admission experience with a law firm or financial services organisation.
• You’ll bring strong knowledge of Commonwealth and state legislation affecting financial services, particularly superannuation, financial advice and life insurance.
• You’re experienced in leading complex negotiations and managing high-value or business-critical legal matters.
• You have highly developed legal drafting, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• You’ll be confident providing clear, concise and practical advice on technical, legislative and strategic issues.
• You’re skilled at building trusted relationships and influencing stakeholders at senior and executive levels.
• You can manage competing priorities and multiple complex matters in a changing environment.
• Your experience may include advising on significant remediation programs or regulatory investigations.
• You’ll ideally bring experience in class action litigation or other major contentious matters.
• You’re comfortable preparing documents and advice for executive or Board consideration.