Managing Legal Counsel

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Investments Legal team as a Managing Legal Counsel - Investments ART United Kingdom (UK)

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

As a Managing Legal Counsel – Investments (ART UK), you will be a trusted advisor trusted adviser and business partner in relation to investment matters, providing specialist, solutions-focused legal advice and services. You will be part of the legal team with a primary focus on advising ART UK and its operations. You will be responsible for assisting ART in meeting its legal, regulatory and compliance obligations.

Day to day, you'll:

• Be a strategic leader, with a focus on strategic objectives, navigating change, fostering a culture of innovation and adapting approaches as needed while maintaining legal risk within appetite.
• Lead and provide timely, accurate and commercially appropriate legal advice for the activities of ART UK, including, without limitation:
• Being the primary point of contact for ART UK staff for all legal matters;
• Provide timely, accurate and commercially appropriate legal advice for the activities of ART UK operational activities, such as office leases, visa applications and other operational matters;
• Liaise with internal stakeholders relating to ART UK operations in the Risk, Compliance and the broader People and Impact business areas;
• Monitor activities of ART UK as it relates to licensing and other regulatory requirements, including liaising with external legal advisers to support ART UK's operations;
• Support the broader Investments Legal teams on investment related activities of ART UK on complex investment related documentation and investment structures arising from ART's investments in Australia and offshore.
• Oversee and/or provide expert advice in relation to management of litigation and disputes arising from investments managed by the ART UK team.
• Remain current with changes in legislation and best practice particularly as it impacts investment activities in ART UK by conducting research, interpretation and training.

This role is available as a permanent opportunity.

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 investment bank specialising in private market investments.
• 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.
• Proven ability to provide professional, concise advice and solutions to technical, legislative, and strategic issues.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strategic working relationships, influence, negotiate with and persuade senior stakeholders.
• Ability to advise and support key projects and transactions and juggle various projects at the same time.
• Ability to work flexible hours to support the UK office operations.
• Ability to undertake interstate and international travel.

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 Thursday, 2 October 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.