General Counsel

General Counsel Significant Superannuation Fund

Lead a large national team in this significant Melbourne based role. Provide legal strategy, develop a high-performing team and advise the Executive.

• Suited to a proven and strategic leader
• Apply your deep financial services experience
• Use your leadership skills to shape a high-impact legal function

The Company

Our client is a progressive and significant super fund, ranking in the top 10 in Australia by funds under management.
Purpose-driven and committed to its member base; it is one of the most trusted funds in Australia. It is deeply committed to ethical investment, transparency, and long-term value creation, playing a vital role in the future financial security of its customer base.

This Role

The most senior legal role in the business, the General Counsel is a trusted advisor to the CEO, the Executive, and the Board. The General Counsel sets the strategy and does the planning for the legal function, allocating resources and setting priorities, and driving strategic legal initiatives, while ensuring appropriate alignment with the board-approved strategy and business risk appetite, and its compliance with regulatory obligations. The General Counsel oversees all legal matters across investments, superannuation, financial services, and corporate operations.

Using their proven management and leadership skills, the General Counsel will shape and hone a high-performing, responsive and client focused legal team which is aligned with the values and the needs of the business and its members. They will ensure advice is highly commercial, accurate and timely, and will develop their team to support the business and provide precedents, procedures and processes that enable it to thrive.

The Lawyer we Seek

This role suits a senior, highly professional, committed and well trained Australian financial services lawyer. They will have experience gained in a leading law firm at a senior level or will be working as a senior in-house lawyer, leading a business unit or whole legal team within a financial services business. They will have a pro-active and member focused approach, display exceptional people leadership and relationship management skills, with the proven ability to provide practical, commercially focused solutions and sound legal advice to the Board, CEO, Executives and the business.

Taken as a given will be your sound knowledge of the law as it affects investment management, managed funds and superannuation industry, corporate law and regulatory regimes. More importantly, you will possess the ability to adapt quickly to the changing needs of the business and the regulatory environment, anticipate legal issues and risks, and communicate complex issues to a wide range of stakeholders in a clear and simple manner.

The Benefits

This role offers a rare chance to lead a significant legal team in a leading Australian super fund, be a part of a Senior Leadership Team, and join a dynamic, growing and progressive business where you can contribute in both a legal and commercial manner. The company offers a remarkable work culture, WFH options, a very modern workplace with significant employee benefits and an appropriate and competitive salary.

How to Apply

To be considered for this role you will be an Australian lawyer with significant experience in financial services and be willing to reside in Melbourne. Lawyers from other backgrounds unfortunately cannot be considered. You can apply in confidence to Emma Leeseberg, via or contact Paul Burgess on to discuss the role in confidence.

This role is exclusive to Burgess Paluch.