Job Description:
As a Senior Legal Counsel - Investments (Mid Risk), you will be a trusted adviser and business partner in relation to investment matters, providing specialist, solutions-focused legal advice and services. You will be part of the legal team with a primary focus on advising the Mid Risk team in the Investments Business Area.
The role is responsible for assisting Australian Retirement Trust in meeting its legal, regulatory and compliance obligations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide timely, accurate and commercially appropriate legal advice on investment related activities.
• Lead the review and assessment of complex investment related documentation and investment structures arising from the Mid Risk team.
• Provide expert advice in relation to management of litigation and disputes arising from investments in the Mid Risk team.
• Proactively develop additional compliance and other internal policies, due diligence processes as required.
• Provide legal and regulatory compliance with relevant standards and best practices.
Requirements:
• Tertiary qualification in Law and current unrestricted practising certificate as a Legal Practitioner in Australia.
• Extensive legal experience in a law firm and/or a large financial services organisation. Ability to lead negotiations on a range of complex and high value matters, including experience in private fund investments.
• Robust negotiation, drafting, influencing and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across all levels of an organisation.
• Experience liaising and building effective relationships with key business stakeholders, including senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to provide professional, concise advice and solutions to technical, legislative, and strategic issues.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strategic working relationships, influence, negotiate with and persuade senior stakeholders.
• Ability to advise and support key projects and transactions and juggle various projects at the same time.