Senior Legal Counsel - Regulatory and Disputes, Enterprise Legal
Sydney, NSW, Australia Hybrid
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About the role
Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome. Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do. In conjunction with the Head of Enterprise Legal, the role is responsible for providing legal advice to Rest Business Units, Board and management regarding incidents, breaches, regulator engagements and regulator-initiated proceedings relating to Rest. Where appropriate or required, the role will also assist with other matters being handled by the broader Enterprise Legal team.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor of Laws or appropriate business/law degree with admission in an appropriate jurisdiction.
- Hold a current Australian state based practising certificate
- Prior post qualification experience in legal roles with an emphasis on financial services
- Thorough knowledge of legal obligations as they relate to superannuation funds and superannuation trustees.
- Experience in advising on incidents, breaches, regulator engagements and investigations.
- Experience in managing disputes.
- Must be commercially astute, possess strong analytical and research skills in complex legal/commercial problems and be capable of identifying and analysing the associated commercial and risk implications of such problems for the organisation.
- Experience in managing multiple projects, and prioritising competing deadlines.
- Strong commercial drafting skills with a focus on clarity and plain English.
- Ability to work in an environment requiring attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
- Ability to work with all levels of the fund, well developed interpersonal skills and ability to liaise across the fund and its strategic partners as required will be well regarded.
- ideally in superannuation.