Lawyer - Regulatory Investigations, Reviews & Litigation

1 day ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westpac Group Full time $180,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Description
Create your best future and join Westpac as a Lawyer - Regulatory Investigations, Reviews & Litigation

  • Permanent Full-time opportunity
  • Sydney or Melbourne based
  • Hybrid working model

What's the role?
As a Lawyer, you will play a crucial role in advising business stakeholders and engaging with key regulators on investigations, reviews, inquiries and litigation on high-risk regulatory matters.

This role involves managing complex regulatory investigations, inquiries, and litigation led by bodies such as the ACCC, ASIC, and APRA. It includes proactively reviewing high-risk areas to assess exposure from industry and regulatory developments. You will partner closely with legal and regulatory teams to advise business stakeholders on regulatory risks and emerging issues. Responsibilities also include managing external legal counsel, ensuring compliance with mandatory training, and maintaining strong relationships with regulators, business leaders, and legal colleagues to uphold governance and accountability. The role requires identifying and monitoring legal risks related to disputes and litigation, escalating issues as needed, and contributing to a culture of proactive risk management and regulatory awareness.

What do I need?

  • Approx. 5-10 years PQE
  • Financial Services Experience
  • Experience in large scale regulatory investigations and advisory work in a law firm or major bank.
  • Experienced litigation lawyer (experience in large scale regulatory inquiries/investigations or internal investigations required)
  • Solutions focused and good problem-solving skills
  • Excellent professional and commercial judgement and decision-making
  • Ability to work with limited supervision (including judgement regarding how and when to escalate issues)

Why join us?
We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

  • Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates
  • Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
  • Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
  • Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

Create your future today
To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button

We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the
"People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements"
page on our website .

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