An exciting opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel to join one of worlds leading advisory and wealth management platforms.
The Role
This role will report into the General Counsel and see you work closely with 4 other members of the team. They operate with a relatively flat structure, meaning you will have regular exposure to senior management and executives.
Responsibilities
- Senior financial services lawyer with 10-15 years’ PQE and solid regulatory experience, ideally gained in private banking, wealth management, investment management, financial advice or another similarly regulated financial institution.
- Broad corporate and commercial capability, including contracts, transactions and regulated financial services matters.
- Pragmatic, commercially minded adviser with strong judgment and confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
- Hands-on, adaptable self-starter who can work autonomously across a broad range of legal issues.
- Provide strategic and commercially focused advice on Australian financial services regulation and regulatory obligations pertaining to private banking, wealth management, investment management and other regulated products.
- Advise on the Corporations Act, AFSL requirements, ASIC guidance and other relevant financial services legislation.
- Support the development,
structuring and launch of new products, features and customer propositions.
- Advise on regulatory change and its impact on the business.
- Work closely with Compliance and Risk on regulatory issues, governance and legal risk.
- Support engagement with regulators and external legal advisers.
- Work directly with senior business stakeholders and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical commercial solutions.
- Assist with broader legal and commercial matters as the Australian business continues to grow.
Ideal Candidate
- Australian-qualified lawyer with 10+ years' PQE with strong financial services regulatory exposure from either in-house or private practice.
- Strong understanding of Australian financial services regulation and the AFSL framework. Our client will consider broader corporate lawyers with a financial services overlay.
- Commercial and pragmatic, with an ability to find solutions rather than simply identify legal issues.
- Comfortable working directly with senior stakeholders and product teams.
- Agile, curious and capable of solving complex problems in a fast-moving environment.
Contact
Please contact Sam Gray at
[email protected], or call 0412 427 086 for a confidential discussion.
📌 Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Regulatory Law (10 + Years) (Sydney)
🏢 Wolf u0026 Williams
📍 Sydney