Senior Legal Counsel
Core
Provide strategic legal advice to enable commercial objectives and manage legal risks for a finance and insurance company serving retail and commercial customers.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate & Commercial Law)
Builds
Legal strategies, contract frameworks, and regulatory compliance posture for the business
Domain
Financial Services (Automotive Finance and Insurance)
Required skills
Corporate and commercial law expertise, contract management, consumer law knowledge, intellectual property law, financial services regulation knowledge, regulatory compliance, legal risk management, third-party legal provider management
Preferred skills
Knowledge of finance and insurance products, ASIC Act, Privacy Act, National Consumer Credit Protection Act, AML/CTF Act, Insurance Contracts Act, General Insurance Code of Practice
Technologies
Corporations Act, Competition and Consumer Act, ASIC Act, Privacy Act, National Consumer Credit Protection Act, AML/CTF Act, Insurance Contracts Act, General Insurance Code of Practice
Responsibilities
Manage legal matters including commercial, financial, and insurance issues; advise on contracts, disputes, consumer claims, and IP; monitor legal and legislative trends; review and execute contracts; maintain contract register; draft loan contracts and insurance documentation; instruct third-party legal providers; prepare regulatory reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC