Corporate Services | Legal Excellence & Risk | Sydney, Melbourne
Permanent part-timeposition (3 or 4 days per week) Hybridworking, including from modern, open plan offices andWFH. We provide WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of upto $500 for additional equipment Learningand career development programs for all roles andlevels Flexibleleave options and up to 26 weeks paid parentalleave Freedaily breakfast, office drinks and social events Genuinecommitment to diversity and inclusion across thefirm We have arare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Risk and ComplianceAdvisor to join our Legal Excellence and Risk section within ourCorporate Services team.
The primaryfocus of this role is to review contracts and manage operationalrisk, and to support the Risk Manager, the General Counsel and theLegal Excellence and Risk (LER ) team with theimplementation of the firm's legal excellence and riskmanagement framework.
Keyresponsibilities Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for:
assisting to identify,describe and estimate the risks (both new and existing)affecting the firm; reviewing compliance bylegal teams with the firm's legal excellence and riskmanagement policies and procedures, including by conductingregular file audits and reporting back to firm management andthe Risk Committee on the key results and themes; workingwith the Chief Operating Officer (COO ) (andothers in the LER Team as required) to manage the firm'sgeneral (non-PI) insurance policies and ensuring each policy isreviewed (to consider the terms of the various policies and theextent of coverage) and renewed annually; assisting the GeneralCounsel (GC ) when required with themanagement, review and renewal of the firm's PI insurancepolicies and broker arrangements; implementing andmaintaining an appropriate system to capture the firm'sinsurance renewals, policy information and nuances; reviewing directorshipapplications and documents, including advising the GC, liaisingwith the relevant applicant and managing issues that mayarise; reviewing clients'terms of engagement for external legal suppliers and otherthird party contracts. In particular, assessing thefirm's compliance requirements and coordinating theserequirements with partners and firm management; managinglegal and operation issues relating to tenders includinginsurance related queries; assisting other membersof the LER Team to manage the firm's engagementagreements, including updating the appointment terms to ensurecompliance with the disclosure obligations of the relevantlegal profession legislation and providing or assisting withtraining as required; assisting the RiskManager and the GC with general day to day risk managementactivities, such as conflict assessment and management andmanagement of the firm's privacy obligations, thepreparation and presentation of risk management and compliancetraining, policy creation, and the creation and maintenance ofrisk management registers; assisting the RiskManager with the conduct of privacy impact assessments(PIAs ); Workingwith the Information Security Manager (and other members of theLER Team) to develop and maintain the firm's cybersecurity risk management framework and assisting in managingthe firm's response to any cyber security incidents;and ensuringcontinuous review and improvement of operational risk policiesand procedures. Skills andexperience We are keento hear from candidates with the following skills andexperience:
risk andcompliance experience gained in either private practice (legalor accounting) or an in-house corporate role; riskmanagement, compliance or auditing qualifications or experiencewould be advantageous; legalqualification and experience is preferable; highlyorganised, able to work under pressure to strict deadlines andmaintain strong attention to detail; theability to show initiative and work independently, as well aspart of a team; and theability to build strong working relationships with people atall levels. Aboutus Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firmof over 1100 people, including around 130 partners, deliveringoutstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and privateclients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business inAustralia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and ourcommunities to thrive.
Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:
Law Firmof the Year at the 2022 Lawyers Weekly Australian LawAwards; Law Firmof the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of theYear at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards; Rankedfourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023and 2024; Workplace GenderEquality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality(EOCGE) citation holder since 2018; and Best Lawand Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and BestProfessional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023Client Choice Awards. Ourculture We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduringvalues - known as Hallmarks .
We are alsorenowned for SmarterLaw , which means we look beyond the statusquo to think differently and find solutions that are betterand faster.
At Hall &Wilcox, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include,welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourageapplications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.
For moreinformation about Hall & Wilcox please visit our website.
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We arecommitted to being inclusive, and to supporting candidates withdisability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable andsupportive recruitment experience. If you require any support tocomplete your application, or if you have any questions, pleasecontact Alison Daly-Thomson, Talent Acquisition Managerat
This vacancyis being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox TalentAcquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact ourpreferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.
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