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Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Legal Services

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Sydney, Österreich ASIC Vollzeit

Corporate & Commercial Law (Legal)
Government - Federal (Government & Defence)

Full time

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Great opportunity to join ASIC's Legal Services team
Lead the Corporate Legal Services team
Flexible capital city location
3 year fixed term contract

Your 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 and enforcement authority.

Legal Services is led by the General Counsel, Executive Director and comprises the following teams: Enforcement Legal Services, Regulatory Legal Services, Corporate Legal Services, the Hearing Delegates Panel, and the Legal Operations Team.

The Corporate Legal Services Team comprises two teams of Corporate Legal Services lawyers and the Information & Data Law Team.

Corporate Legal Services is expected to couple legal expertise with a contemporary approach to the delivery of legal services, including through the embrace of continual improvement, innovation, building efficient capability and the use of technology to optimise execution.

The role

As Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Legal Services, you will lead the Legal Services team responsible for the delivery of legal services and management of legal issues to support ASIC as a body corporate, the Chair/Accountable Authority, the Commission and ASIC staff to comply with their legal obligations.

About you

We are looking for someone with the capacity to lead senior and experienced teams of lawyers across a diversity of areas supporting a sophisticated entity, whether that be a private sector corporate entity, or corporate or non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

You'll need legal experience at General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel or equivalent role in a government agency or private sector organisation, along with experience in complex corporate legal matters whether directly or through management of a team.

Your strong management, leadership, interpersonal and relationship building skills will ensure your success in this role.

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 and regulatory work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

Through Moneysmart, we aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Australians and provide information and tools to help them in their financial decision making.

A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to achieving ASIC's vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians.

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.

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen, and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment, which is issued by ASIC's Security team.

View the position description for more information or click ‘apply' to start your application. Please include a brief resume.

Applications for this role will close at 11:59pm on 16 June 2024.

ASIC is Australia’s integrated corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator.

ASIC’s vision is for a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians.

To realise our vision we will use all our regulatory tools to:

- Change behaviours to drive good consumer and investor outcomes;

- Act against misconduct to maintain trust and integrity in the financial system;

- Promote the strong and innovative development of the financial system;

- help Australians to be in control of their financial lives.

There is a reason for everything we do, every law we regulate, every action we take, every interaction we have with industry and consumers. We’re proud of the difference we make.

A future with ASIC means that you will work alongside those at the forefront of regulatory practice.

We value what you’ll bring. We value those who have sharp analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done. Our opportunities cover all career stages from entry to leadership level.