Senior Legal Counsel

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeLegal Full time $150,000 - $200,000
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel - Retail Banking Lawyer

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in financial services, banking, or corporate law, with a strong focus on consumer and retail banking.

About the Role:

This is a high-impact role for an experienced lawyer who can provide legal guidance across the full spectrum of banking and corporate operations. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer and working within a respected and collaborative legal team, you will be instrumental in driving the organisation's compliance, governance, and risk posture while enabling strategic and operational goals.

The ideal candidate will have broad in-house financial services experience, ready to navigate enterprise-wide legal issues from mergers and employment law to IP/IT procurement and company secretarial matters.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice across banking, corporate, and financial services matters
  • Lead contract negotiation and management, including SLAs, supplier arrangements, finance agreements, and corporate initiatives
  • Navigate a complex regulatory landscape and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
  • Support board and governance functions, including advice on director duties, conflicts of interest, and statutory reporting
  • Collaborate with business units on risk management and dispute resolution strategies
Requirements & Experience:
  • Admitted solicitor in NSW with at least 7–10 years' post-qualification experience in financial services, banking, or corporate law
  • Expertise in consumer and retail banking law, with an ability to manage a broad portfolio of legal issues (including employment, IP/IT procurement, and governance)
  • Strong knowledge of financial services laws and regulations
  • Proven stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at executive and board level
  • A collaborative, pragmatic, and commercially minded approach to legal problem-solving
Benefits:

This role offers the opportunity to work with a respected and collaborative legal team, driving the organisation's compliance, governance, and risk posture while enabling strategic and operational goals.

The ideal candidate will have the chance to develop their skills and expertise in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with opportunities for growth and professional development.

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