Senior Legal Counsel

2 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Full time

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About Us

Are you looking for a high-performing, award-winning team to join? Look no further than UniSuper. Our focus on creating great retirement outcomes for our members has earned us recognition for our excellence and high performance. Come be a part of our inclusive, passionate team and make a difference with UniSuper.

You will be empowered to grow your career and contribute from day one in an organisation that supports your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

The purpose of Risk & Legal is to provide expert legal and risk advice that enables good decision making and safeguards outcomes for UniSuper's members.

The Legal team comprises three teams: Legal Advisory, Legal Negotiations and Investments Legal. All teams support the General Counsel.

The Role

Step into a pivotal role as Senior Legal Counsel where you will ensure UniSuper's legal position is protected in all contracts, particularly those with service providers in the superannuation industry, many of which involve IT, software, or hardware arrangements.
In this Melbourne-based, permanent role you will:

  • Lead the review, negotiation, drafting, and advising on a broad range of commercial contracts, including IT/software agreements, SaaS, consultancy, leases, and confidentiality documents.
  • Provide strategic legal advice to internal stakeholders, drawing on deep experience to support commercial decision-making and smooth procurement processes.
  • Resolve complex contractual disputes and liaise with external law firms and vendors as needed.
  • Identify knowledge gaps across the business and create training opportunities to build legal capability.
  • Exercise independent judgment and maintain a pragmatic, collaborative approach to protect UniSuper's legal interests.
  • Represent UniSuper with persuasive advocacy, ensuring fair outcomes and minimising time spent on legal issues.
  • Support senior leaders and governance bodies with legal insights, while mentoring junior legal team members and contributing to a high-performance culture.
About You

You are a passionate legal professional with deep knowledge of commercial and contract law, ideally with experience in superannuation and trust law. Furthermore, you will have:
  • Deep expertise in commercial and contract law, with desirable knowledge of superannuation and trust law.
  • Proven ability to negotiate, draft, and advise on complex commercial agreements, especially IT-related contracts.
  • Strong advocacy and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders in-person and virtually.
  • Commercial, risk-based mindset with sound judgment and strategic decision-making aligned to UniSuper's objectives.
  • Minimum seven years' experience in a law firm or in-house legal function, with leadership capability and mentoring experience.
  • High attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and discretion in handling sensitive legal matters.
UniSuper believes that the best way to achieve great things is when we come together and collaborate. Therefore, we ask you to be able to commit to 60% of your time in office. UniSuper is proud of our culture and benefits, which empower our people to achieve their full potential, thrive, and grow their career with us. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.

We value and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and skills is crucial for delivering great retirement outcomes for our members. We invite you to apply for the roles that suit your career aspirations, even if you don't meet all the requirements.
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UniSuper is the super fund for Australia's thinkers, creators and investigators shaping a better tomorrow. We've grown to be one of Australia's largest super funds with more than 620,000 members and $115 billion in funds under management.

UniSuper is the super fund for Australia's thinkers, creators and investigators shaping a better tomorrow. We've grown to be one of Australia's largest super funds with more than 620,000 members and $115 billion in funds under management.

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