Newly created Senior Legal Counsel opportunity with a well-established ASX-listed business.
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Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this is a broad legal role offering significant autonomy and exposure across the business, as well as the opportunity to mentor a Junior Legal Counsel.
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With a robust pipeline of growth initiatives, expanding product offerings and a diverse portfolio of leading financial services clients, the role offers excellent breadth and the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders as the business continues to grow.
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The Opportunity
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Working closely with the General Counsel, your responsibilities will include:
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- Advising on a broad range of commercial, corporate and strategic legal matters.
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- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements.
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- Supporting fund launches
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- Advising on managed investment schemes, responsible entity obligations and broader financial services regulation.
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- Supporting Board and governance processes.
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- Partnering closely with the Risk & Compliance team on regulatory matters including AFSL, AML/CTF, privacy and DDO obligations.
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- Managing external legal advisers where required.
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- Supervising and mentoring a Junior Legal Counsel.
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Skills & Experience
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To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:
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- Approximately 6–10 years' post-qualification experience gained in private practice or in-house.
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- A Banking & Finance or M&A; / Transactions background would suit the role particularly well, although open to background lawyers with broader corporate or commercial experience are also encouraged to apply.
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- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with experience preparing and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
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- Well-developed corporate and commercial legal skills.
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- The ability to manage matters independently and provide commercially focused legal advice with minimal supervision.
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- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering directly with senior business leaders.
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Why Apply?
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- Join a well-established ASX-listed financial services business with an exciting growth agenda.
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- Broad, commercially focused role with significant variety.
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- Direct mentoring from an experienced and supportive General Counsel.
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- Opportunity to supervise and develop a Junior Legal Counsel.
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- Gain exposure to funds alongside commercial transactions, governance, regulatory matters, product launches and strategic business initiatives.
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- Work with an impressive portfolio of financial services clients and innovative investment products.
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- High level of autonomy and direct engagement with senior stakeholders.
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- Supportive, collaborative and down-to-earth culture.
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