Sydney location Permanent, full timeHybrid working environment How will I help? We have a fantastic opportunity for a junior lawyer to join a collegiate corporate legal team within one of Australia's major financial institutions.
You will:
Have a strong interest in corporate law, corporate governance and general corporate advisory and head office advice, preferably within a large corporate environment or top tier law firm;Have commercial acumen;Have excellent communication skills;Want to learn on the job and work on a broad range of corporate legal work within a large and complex financial services institution.Some of you responsibility's will include:
Support the senior lawyers in the broader Corporate Advisory Legal team in providing high quality advice in relation to various corporate advisory and head office matters including annual general meetings, corporate reporting, the banking executive accountability regime, directors' duties and liabilities, prudential standards and supporting the Westpac Group's risk strategy.Keep up to date with legislation, risk management frameworks and procedures in order to provide quality advice to internal stakeholders.Partner with our key internal business partners.What's in it for me? You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is of creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grow, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled. What do I need?
We want to hear from lawyers with 3 to 5 years' experience. Your training could have been gained either as an in-house counsel with a major organisation, or in a leading law firm.
Good understanding of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules, ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, APRA prudential standards and other relevant legislation and desire to learn and develop your understanding of these areas. Strong written and oral communication skills, judgement, decision-making and problem solving skills. Attention to detail.Focus on outcomes and delivery.What is it like to work there? We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion. How do I apply? Start here. Just click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button. At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ******. Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process? We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email ******
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