Senior Legal Counsel

Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Investments Legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel - Investments (Mid Risk Assets and Growth) .  If you're a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne , we'd love you to apply .
Why join us?

• 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 – Investments (Mid Risk Assets and Growth)
you will be a trusted adviser and business partner in relation to investment matters, providing specialist, solutions-focused legal advice and services. A key focus of your role will be supporting the implementation of APRA's CPS 230 Operational Risk Management.

Day To Day, You'll

• Provide timely, accurate and commercially appropriate legal advice on investment related activities.
• Lead the review and assessment of complex investment related documentation and investment structures and supporting various projects, with a primary focus on organisational resilience.
• Provide expert advice in relation to management of litigation and disputes arising from investments by the Mid Risk team (Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Credit) and Growth (Private Equity and Public Equity).
• Provide legal and regulatory compliance with CPS 230 for Investment Management Agreements and other material service provider agreements including ART's funds of one.
• Collaborate and develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure advice is provided.

This role is available as a 9-month max-term/ secondment opportunity.

Location:
Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

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 qualification in Law and current unrestricted practising certificate as a Legal Practitioner in Australia.
• Extensive legal experience in a law firm and/or in house role.
• 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.
• Experience liaising and building effective relationships with key business stakeholders, including senior stakeholders.
• Ability to advise and support key projects and transactions and juggle various projects at the same time.

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, 30 November 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.