Position: Legal Counsel New

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step – whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we're proud to have been named in Australia's "Top 5" Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.

Where the team fits in

The Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel is part of the Legal Team, headed up by our Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary. The REA Legal Team (affectionately known as the Legal Eagles) are a trusted and valued partner of the REA business. We work closely with all our lines of business and are at the forefront of our most critical decision-making processes.

What the role is all about

The Legal Counsel supports the Legal Team in the following ways:

• Provide legal advice and recommendations that are pragmatic, commercial, timely and cost effective. Areas of advice include general contracts, data, financial services regulation, AML/CTF Act & Rules, privacy and spam;
• Identify legal risk and work closely with the business to deliver advice that balances legal risk with commercial objectives;
• Draft and review agreements and other legal documents;
• Be a team player in assisting the Legal Team to support REA's Financial Services business (which includes Mortgage Choice and Campaign Agent;
• Promote REA company values and encourage teamwork through multi-business and key stakeholder collaboration; and
• Be accountable for identifying and managing long term risks associated with decisions and proactively develop plans to manage these within the scope of your role.

Who we're looking for

• Law degree, current Legal Practicing Certificate or eligible for a current Legal Practicing Certificate;
• Minimum 3 years post admission experience in either private practice or in house (in-house experience or secondment experience preferred);
• Ability to provide commercially focused legal support, particularly in the area of financial services. Areas of expertise should include consumer credit, AML/CTF and payment systems regulation. Expertise in privacy and/or spam would be looked upon favourably;
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills with both legal and non-legal stakeholders;
• Ability to manage a large range of matters in a fast-paced environment; and
• Ability to contribute effectively to a high-performing team.

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we'll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

Like a lot of companies, we have perps out there who like to 'phish' and have had a few recent instances of people pretending to be from REA and making offers of employment, on the condition that they transfer money for security checks.

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