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Senior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australian Retirement Trust Full time

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Corporate Legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel - Workplaces.If you're a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne orPerth,we'd love you to apply.

  • You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
  • Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
  • Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
  • In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Senior Legal Counsel - Workplaces, you will be a trusted advisor who provides solutions-focused, commercial legal advice to stakeholders across the business of Australian Retirement Trust (ART). You will provide legal advice and services across all ART products, services, procurement, technology, intellectual property, insurance, dispute resolution, contract drafting and negotiation as well as corporate transactions, having regard to the strategic goals of ART.

Day to day, you'll:

  • Provide corporate legal advice across a full spectrum of legal issues in order to support the activities of, ensure compliance with legal/regulatory obligations (including disclosure obligations) by and manage legal risk for ART.
  • Provide advice and expertise on the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of agreements, contracts and other legal documents and superannuation/insurance product terms and condition to ensure the legal rights of ART are protected.
  • Manage costs and engagement of external legal to ensure cost-effective and accurate legal advice.
  • Mentoring/supervising lawyers within the Corporate Legal team.
  • Remain current with changes in legislation and best practice particularly as it impacts core superannuation business (SIS and Corporations Act) by conducting research, interpretation and training.
  • Collaborate and develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure advice is provided having regard to the strategic goals of ART.
  • Build strategic alliances and partnerships inside and outside of the organisation to create opportunities to execute business strategy through existing and new capabilities.

This role is available as a permanent opportunity.

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

  • Tertiary qualifications in law and current unrestricted practising certificate as an Australian Legal Practitioner.
  • Extensive post admission experience with a law firm or financial services provider working in the area of superannuation or financial services.
  • Knowledge of Commonwealth and State legislation as it relates to financial services, particularly superannuation, advice and life insurance.
  • Ability to lead negotiations on a range of complex and high value matters.
  • Robust negotiation, drafting, influencing and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across all levels of an organisation.
  • Experience in advising and working collaboratively with business teams to deliver time and business critical projects.
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strategic working relationships, influence, negotiate with and persuade senior stakeholders.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Sunday, 24 August 2025.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.

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Insurance & Superannuation 1,001-5,000 employees

Australian Retirement Trust is a super fund born from the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper. We're an industry fund, so we work for you, not shareholders. Our mission? To give back profits through lower fees and better services.

With 2.3 million members, we're trusted to manage nearly $300 billion in retirement savings. Whether you're just starting your career, already retired, or somewhere in between, we're here to guide you. We want you to feel secure and confident.

Using our size and scale, we aim to make a positive impact. We'll work with the community and find smart investments to grow your savings and retirement income. Let's make your world better together.

Australian Retirement Trust is a super fund born from the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper. We're an industry fund, so we work for you, not shareholders. Our mission? To give back profits through lower fees and better services.

With 2.3 million members, we're trusted to manage nearly $300 billion in retirement savings. Whether you're just starting your career, already retired, or somewhere in between, we're here to guide you. We want you to feel secure and confident.

Using our size and scale, we aim to make a positive impact. We'll work with the community and find smart investments to grow your savings and retirement income. Let's make your world better together.

Perks and benefits Flexible Work Arrangements: Balance Your Work State-of-the-Art Offices: Purpose-Built Hubs Competitive Salaries: Future-Focused Wellbeing Front & Centre: Family First Inclusive Culture: Fostering Inclusion & Belonging Employee Discounts & Benefits: Unbeatable Savings Additional Paid Leave: Wellbeing Leave Supportive Environment: Cultural & Gender Support

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