Job Description

About Us

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UniSuper is a workplace where highly skilled professionals are empowered to Think Great and deliver exceptional retirement outcomes for our members. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration and care, your work contributes directly to members' long-term financial security. The purpose of Risk & Legal is to help our business partners succeed via valued risk and compliance advice, whilst safeguarding UniSuper through effective controls assurance and oversight. The Legal team comprises two teams: Corporate Legal and Investments Legal. Both teams support the General Counsel. Join a team where your expertise helps protect members' interests while shaping fair and practical outcomes across complex insurance claims, complaints and disputes.

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The role

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As a Senior Legal Counsel within Corporate Legal, you will provide specialist legal advice on insurance and claims-related matters, assessments, complaints and disputes. You will apply your expertise to help protect UniSuper's legal position while supporting high-quality outcomes for members and the business. Furthermore, you will:

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- Provide clear, practical and commercially aware legal advice on insurance and claims-related matters, complaints, disputes, superannuation law, financial services law, trust law, governance matters and the UniSuper trust deed
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- Manage complaints, disputes and insurance claims matters end-to-end, including developing dispute resolution strategies, drafting legal documents and representing UniSuper in dispute resolution forums
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- Draft and review recommendations, committee and Board papers, legal submissions, settlement agreements and other legal documentation
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- Respond to business queries and proactively identify legal issues requiring consideration or advice
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- Build and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders, identifying opportunities to improve collaboration and engagement
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- Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation,



case law and industry developments, sharing expertise through guidance, training and capability building
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About you

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You are an experienced legal professional with solid expertise in insurance and claims-related matters and a genuine passion for superannuation and improving retirement outcomes for members. You combine sound legal judgement with strong advocacy, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving capabilities, and also bring:

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- Significant post-admission legal experience, ideally within a law firm or in-house legal team, with confidence managing a busy, high-volume file load
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- Strong knowledge of insurance and claims-related legal matters, assessments, decisions and external dispute resolution frameworks and strategies
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- Experience in superannuation insurance claims and litigation, or strong personal injury litigation experience with a genuine interest in superannuation
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- Strong written and verbal advocacy skills with the ability to influence others and present compelling legal arguments
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- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively, meet team goals and deadlines, and maintain quality
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- Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, combined with a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach
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UniSuper believes that the best way to achieve great things is when we come together and collaborate. Therefore, we ask you to be able to commit to 60% of your time in office.

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We are proud of our culture and benefits, which empower our people to achieve their full potential, thrive, and grow their career with us. These include:

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- 17% superannuation contribution
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- Performance incentive opportunities
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- Flexible leave and wellbeing support
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- Learning and development opportunities
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It should go without saying, but at UniSuper, we value and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and skills is crucial for delivering great retirement outcomes for our members.

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📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Victoria)
🏢 UniSuper
📍 Victoria