Overview
In-House Legal Counsel - Insurance/ Financial Services Lawyer. Hybrid, flexible work arrangements with 2 days per week in the office. Broad in-house legal counsel position, open to someone from a litigation background moving to a front-end commercial role. Growth role due to internal movements and promotions within the team.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day delivery of legal services and provide support to major projects across the business, including strategic growth opportunities and regulatory change initiatives.
- Provide advice on legal matters and regulatory changes affecting the business; draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
- Review marketing collateral and other materials from a legal perspective; draft pro-forma templates and maintain relevant legal and contract management policies.
- Oversee an effective contract management framework; identify key legal risks and assist in minimising exposure to liabilities and claims.
- Advise on customer complaints and issues raised by regulators; support project management to meet legal/regulatory obligations.
- Provide guidance on employment law issues.
- Support the organisation in privacy, competition/consumer law, IP, WHS, and Corporations law considerations; experience with financial services or banking & finance is desirable.
Qualifications
- 4-8 years post-qualification experience as a commercial/corporate lawyer, financial services lawyer, or commercial litigation lawyer in private practice or in-house.
- Robust legal drafting and research skills.
- Proven ability to understand and interpret legislation, with exposure to competition and consumer law, Privacy Act, IP, WHS, and Corporations law.
- Desirable exposure to financial services or banking & finance.
About Greenfields
Greenfields is a specialist In-House Legal, Company Secretary and Corporate Governance Executive Search & Recruitment firm. Partnering with a diverse portfolio of cross-sector clients including top ASX-listed organisations, non-listed organisations, multinationals, small and medium enterprises, and not-for-profits.
How to apply
Please send your resume in confidence to Aislyn Jennings, Executive Search Partner, at or call for a confidential discussion.
Greenfields will only accept documents in MS Word or PDF format. We do not accept or open external links to profiles or adverts. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Employment details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Legal
- Industries: Legal Services, Law Practice, and Financial Services
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