Litigation Counsel

At ASIC, you can be the change that ensures a fair, strong and efficient financial system for the benefit of all Australians. Contribute to delivering on ASIC's purpose, vision, and strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect consumers from harm.
Are you an experienced litigator looking for a role where the work you do will make a difference for all Australians and be challenging and rewarding?
At ASIC your work will contribute to protecting consumers from harm and ensuring a fair, strong and efficient financial system for the benefit of all Australians.

ASIC is expanding its in-house litigation team and is looking for highly skilled and experienced litigation lawyers to work on high profile regulatory litigation.

• Based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth (other locations to be considered)
• $152,074 - $202,614 (depending on experience), plus 15.4% superannuation
• Permanent roles
• Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT, 21 December 2025

The team
The Civil Litigation team leads ASIC's in-house litigation practice. Our Litigation Counsel act as solicitor on the record and are responsible for the conduct of many of ASIC's high-profile civil litigation regulatory matters in the High Court, Federal Court and State Supreme Courts.

The Civil Litigation team also manages external law firms engaged to act for ASIC. It provides guidance on litigation strategy to those law firms and internal investigation teams, including advice on case theories and ASIC's regulatory powers.

The team is led by a number of extremely experienced regulatory lawyers. We are proud of our highly committed, experienced and close-knit collegiate team.

Recent examples of ASIC's civil litigation run by its in-house litigation team include:

• 25-063MR Financial services provider penalised $11 million over "cookie-cutter" advice and conflicted bonus payments | ASIC
• 25-052MR ASIC warns of threat from "hydra-like" scammers after obtaining court orders to shut down 95 companies | ASIC
• 25-017MR AustralianSuper fined $27 million after ASIC investigation into failing to merge multiple superannuation accounts | ASIC
• 24-274MR Kraken crypto exchange operator to pay $8 million following ASIC enforcement action | ASIC
• 24-228MR Court rules Harvey Norman and Latitude advertising misled consumers | ASIC
• 24-121MR Court finds Active Super made misleading ESG claims in a greenwashing action brought by ASIC | ASIC

The Civil Litigation team sits within ASIC's Enforcement Legal Services team. The Legal Services team is responsible for the delivery of legal services across ASIC and is instrumental in driving ASIC's reputation as a modern and effective regulator.

About You
We are seeking to recruit experienced senior litigation lawyers to the positions of
Litigation Counsel
and
Senior Lawyer
within the ASIC Legal Services team.

We Are Looking For Lawyers With

• significant commercial / regulatory litigation experience (and admission to practice in the High Court, Federal Court and State Supreme Courts). Litigation Counsel applicants will need to hold unrestricted practising certificates and have experience in managing complex litigation matters and leading teams of lawyers
• strong technical legal skills, ability to provide strategic direction in regulatory litigation matters, a capacity to communicate with influence to a wide variety of audiences and high-level organisational skills
• a commitment to providing superior client service
• a real interest in making a difference through important regulatory litigation with a consumer protection focus.

Your application should include a CV of no more than 5 pages, with a covering letter of no more than 2 pages that addresses the selection criteria in the position description. The position descriptions for these roles can be found on ASIC's Careers page.
About ASIC
ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

ASIC is committed to a providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities.

We Offer a Range Of Employee Benefits Including

• Attractive superannuation
• Additional leave entitlements
• 50/50 hybrid work-from home model
• Flexible work arrangements
• Assistance for study and professional development

Click here to view ASIC's salary and benefits guide.

To read more about ASIC, you can visit our website or review our Corporate Plan.

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.