Enforcement Lawyers

Prepare and conduct high-profile enforcement action, including civil litigation, criminal prosecution, and administrative action.
Enjoy a 50/50 hybrid work-from-home model Additional leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements Continuing Professional Development – ongoing formal and informal training opportunities and mentoring programs Permanent and temporary opportunities available, all locations considered A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to ASIC's vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians. We value what you will bring. We value those with sharp, analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done.
Our teams
ASIC's Enforcement and Compliance Group (ECG) is responsible for the conduct of ASIC's initial inquiries, compliance, and enforcement work across a range of sectors. In 2023-24, more than 140 new investigations were commenced and enforcement actions resulted in 18 criminal convictions and almost $90 million in civil penalties and fines imposed by the courts. As one of ASIC's largest business groups, Enforcement and Compliance is constantly working on a variety of new and interesting projects and priorities, meaning that opportunities to join the team are frequently arising across our various teams:
Enforcement Inquiries and Compliance (EIC) teams focus on undertaking initial investigations and compliance activity on early referrals of misconduct. Importantly, EIC recommendations on the early referrals are used to guide ASIC's decision-making around whether the matter should be allocated to an Investigation and Enforcement Action team for further investigation, or whether it remains in EIC to seek an administrative or compliance outcome.
Investigation and Enforcement Action (IEA) teams manage complex investigations of suspected misconduct against individuals and entities across a range of sectors. The IEA team is responsible for the end-to-end conduct of the investigation as well as any resulting civil or criminal proceedings. IEA teams, led by ASIC's Litigation Counsel, conduct in-house civil litigation. Criminal proceedings (which can include contraventions against both Commonwealth and State law) are prosecuted through the Commonwealth DPP.
The Civil Litigation Team is part of ASIC's Legal Services Group which provides legal services to ASIC's business groups, including ECG. The Civil Litigation team conducts regulatory civil litigation for ASIC in the High Court, the Federal Court, and the State Supreme Courts. Our Litigation Counsel act as solicitor on the record and work with lawyers in the Civil Litigation and IEA teams to conduct the litigation.
Please note that we currently have vacancies for Lawyers across the IEA, EIC, and Civil Litigation teams. This process allows you to be considered for any of these teams, as well as future vacancies across ECG and Legal Services. This recruitment process will establish a pool of lawyers to fill current and future vacancies in our ECG and Legal Services teams.
The roles
As an Enforcement Lawyer in ECG , you will manage and contribute to investigations of suspected misconduct and obtaining enforcement outcomes. You will have the opportunity to participate in varied, interesting, and impactful work. More specifically, you will:
Support the scoping, planning, and conduct of investigations. Identify and address complex legal issues that arise during an investigation. Work as part of multi-disciplinary enforcement teams to project-manage matters and resources. Employ a range of evidence-gathering techniques, including conducting compulsory examinations, interviewing witnesses, search warrants, taking witness statements, preparing affidavits, and issuing compulsory notices. Utilise ASIC's evidence management technology and other systems to derive insights from data, information, and documents. Prepare and compile criminal, civil, and administrative briefs and provide support to any proceedings in State or Federal Courts (IEA only). Prepare administrative briefs for consideration by an ASIC Delegate and provide support to any administrative hearings. Contribute to commencing enforcement action, including civil litigation and criminal prosecution, and provide support to any proceedings in State or Federal Courts. As a Litigation Lawyer in the Civil Litigation team , you will be more focused on the conduct of ASIC's regulatory civil litigation. More specifically, you will contribute to the day-to-day conduct of ASIC's regulatory civil litigation and provide advice to ECG teams related to the conduct of investigations.
About you
As the ideal candidate, you will be inquisitive, have an analytical mindset, and be comfortable working with complex information in a changing environment. You will be proactive and outcome-driven, with the ability to see how your work contributes to the bigger picture. With a consultative and collaborative interpersonal style, you will enjoy working as part of a large, multi-skilled team.
In addition, you will have:
Legal qualifications and a current practicing certificate. Experience supporting complex civil or criminal matters in a regulatory or government setting (IEA roles). Experience in industries regulated by ASIC including superannuation, insurance, credit, banking, wealth management/financial advisory, or insolvency (EIC roles). Case/project management and evidence-gathering skills. Experience in the preparation of briefs of evidence. An understanding of the relevant law, including the Corporations Act, the National Consumer Credit regime, and the ASIC Act. A demonstrated ability to use digital investigative tools. Strong analytical skills including experience analyzing large amounts of data and working with numerical and financial transaction reports. Highly developed written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills. 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.
What we offer you
ASIC invests in its people and values a strong cultural environment. Benefits for you include:
20 days of annual leave, plus additional paid leave during the Christmas closedown and 18 days of personal leave. Flexible work arrangements and part-time options. A supportive culture where we celebrate wins and express appreciation. Applications for this role will close at 11:59pm on Monday 11 November 2024.
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