Total 18 Senior Executive legal intern job vacancies in Sydney

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Please note this role is a 6 month FTC covering parental leave.

Working with the Group Legal Counsel, the role is responsible for managing legal matters relating to Rest including providing legal advice to Rest Business units, Management, Board and Directors to ensure appropriate management of Rest’s legal rights and duties and legal compliance and managing Legal Counsel direct reports.

• Provide advice on regulatory legal matters and guidance to the business in relation to legislative, regulatory and licensing obligations
• Participate in the due diligence process as a legal stakeholder to provide review and legal advice on required documents and processes 
• Advise management on regulatory matters that affect business decisions and the execution of Rest’s strategic objectives, 
• Maintain a good working knowledge of regulatory matters and regulatory change relating to the Trustee and Fund.  
• Advise on proposed and actual regulatory changes to stakeholders to manage legal risks.  
• Advise on Rest’s governance framework including licences and the activities of representatives of the Trustee to properly discharge licence responsibilities. 
• Advise on Rest’s regulatory reporting frameworks 
• Manage legal aspects of regulatory investigations. 
• Assist with liaison with regulators including ASIC and APRA for all communications including meetings and correspondence, preparation of reports, schedules and presentations for APRA prudential reviews, where required. Participate in industry forums and groups to provide input and discussions on regulatory changes and communicate outcomes to relevant internal stakeholders as required. 
•  Support and advise management on regulatory matters that affect business decisions and the execution of Rest’s objectives
• Assist as required in the delivery of legal training to Rest Business Units. 
• Manage litigated matters and disputes where required, including liaison with Rest’s external legal panel and Senior Counsel in relation to litigated matters 
• Liaising with external legal providers, auditors, fund administration and regulators when required 
• Preparation and review of relevant Fund policies as required 

What a Senior Associate Counsel, Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific in Legal does at Visa:

The position is for a highly motivated and skilled lawyer to join Visa's growing legal team. You will be a key regulatory and commercial legal lead supporting the Visa business teams as they expand their value-added services and product offerings to enhance value for traditional bank/FI clients as well as develop new clients/partners/business streams in the evolving payment ecosystem. You will be exposed to a broad range of product and commercial legal work, supporting regulatory reviews and commercial negotiations in the areas of value added services, including digital/tech partnerships, acceptance solutions, and other financial/technology products and services.

You will report to the Senior Managing Counsel for Visa Legal in the Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific region and will work closely and in collaboration with Visa lawyers across geographies and functional support areas, including the Visa lawyers from Singapore, the US headquarters and other international offices.

You should have a good working knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to financial, digital and payments services, including payments/FI licensing, data privacy and outsourcing regulatory regimes in Australia (and preferably, in addition, New Zealand) and have experience in conducting and leading regulatory reviews and contractual negotiations.  You should also be well versed in commercial, technology and IP laws, and be able to apply this experience to your role in Visa by being a sound and practical legal advisor to the business.  You must have excellent risk judgment and analytical capability, and be a strong and efficient communicator, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced and challenging, but rewarding, environment. 

In this role, you are expected to:

• Be the lead counsel driving commercial negotiations on both the supply side as well as the client facing side.
• Assist with regulatory consultations/compliance with regulations across the region as applicable to existing or new Visa products/initiatives.
• Assist with regulatory issues relating to products, services or functions.
• Draft, negotiate and drive to completion complex commercial, technology, or strategic partnership agreements in support of business objectives.
• Provide advice and guidance to business and product teams regarding deal structures and key risks and proactively identify and resolve legal issues/risks.
• Possess strong inter-personal skills including the ability to communicate complex legal issues (and relevant solutions/recommendations), clearly and practically to the business.
• Travel as needed.

Why this is important to Visa

The Senior Associate Counsel will play a key role as a trusted advisor to our commercial solutions and products businesses that represent some of the most important pillars of Visa’s future growth and strategy. This role is critical in ensuring that both supply and client facing contracts and negotiations are managed efficiently with relevant stakeholders while enabling our business to innovate and push across new frontiers (particularly in the fast-evolving global payments industry).

The Senior Associate Counsel can look forward to being a key representative of a high performing Legal team in advising and managing projects that drive innovation and development within the payments industry.

Projects you will be a part of:

You will be a member of a local and regional legal team that works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space

Responsibilities:

CNBC Digital is looking for an experienced editor to work with the Senior Editor helping to manage the technology-news team. The ideal candidate will know the industry inside and out, from Apple to AI to VCs. Some understanding of how media and entertainment are playing a role with the big tech companies would be useful. The ideal candidate will know how to direct coverage of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and other mega-cap tech companies. They will help reporters develop sources and understand the stories they should be covering. They may also get to do some original reporting or write smart analysis  themselves. It is critical they are knowledgeable about markets and can work collaboratively with our TV network. They will have roughly five or more years of experience in daily news, with a proven track record of breaking news, writing, or editing long-form features and delivering high-quality, high-impact journalism. Should also be comfortable managing live blogs on a story that merits.

Duties include:

• Editing breaking news in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Writing headlines with an eye toward SEO
• Experience editing fast-moving breaking news
• A clear understanding of style and grammar
• Helping writers frame stories for a national audience
• Mentor, coach, and empower both junior and experienced reporters

• Newly created position – A legal role designed to make an impact 
• Located on the fringe of the CBD, 5 minutes from Museum station - Full time permanent role 
• Advancement orientated ASX list technology company 
• Advancement opportunity - Join a team of senior and talented professionals that inspire and challenge you 

WHY JOIN OUR CLIENT?   

Our client is an Australian-based ASX listed communications and networking company with a vision to create secure, personalised remote connections for every user. It has received numerous industry awards for its technology, including being a worldwide winner of the Global Security Challenge. Headquartered in Sydney, our client has a presence globally including in Ireland, Japan, China, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Pakistan, UAE, Chile, USA and Europe. 

THE OPPORTUNITY 

Due to continued growth, we are now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our client’s team. Reporting to the Executive (Legal and Compliance) this role is suited to senior lawyer looking to expand their career with aspirations to grow into a more senior internal role. The purpose of this new position is work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure achieves strong commercial outcomes and meets it’s legal and compliance requirements. The Senior Legal Counsel will work closely alongside COO, Risk, HR and CoSec functions and advise across all areas of the business to ensure it is proactively managing our legal risks and compliances effectively and manage any legal matters. 

Key aspects of the role include: 

• Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing commercial documents and contracts, or, where appropriate, arranging for external legal advice or review (including agreements with customers for sale of products and services, agency and broker agreements, leases, supplier and service provider agreements etc). 

Providing legal support and advice: 

• for establishment of new entities, alliances and joint ventures as required in Australia and internationally. 

• for obtaining relevant licences, permits and authorisations in Australia and internationally. 

• generally, across commercial matters, regulatory matters, internal policies and procedures. 

Assisting business (including sales and marketing, HR, operations and customer service, technology, finance and other business teams) with: 

• development of due diligence and contract management initiatives to ensure third-party vendors, suppliers, and partners meet compliance standards and do not pose undue risk to the business. 

• implementation and management of contract management systems to streamline contract workflows, track contract obligations, and manage risk 

• Assessment and mitigation of legal risks associated with supply chain management, vendor relationships, and outsourcing arrangements. 
• Managing litigation, disputes, claims, and regulatory investigations involving our client, including working with external counsel and representing our client in legal proceedings where relevant. 
• Managing and protecting our client intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. 
• Ensuring our client and relevant stakeholders are abreast of relevant laws and any applicable changes in the jurisdictions it operates within. 
• Advising on data privacy laws and regulations, developing privacy policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with data protection requirements. 
• Assisting with the implementation of a robust compliance framework, including ongoing monitoring of compliance obligations. 
• Developing and maintaining Compliance Program in line with requirements of ASIC, ASX, telecommunications and other relevant regulators and in Australia and overseas.   
• Assist with internal policy reviews to ensure compliance with statutory and/or client requirements. 
• Reviewing promotional material produced by our client or any third party which promotes our client to ensure it complies with the promotional material legal requirements as set out by ASIC and legislation. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED 

We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced growth environment. We are especially interested in candidates who possesses the ability to think commercially and are capable effectively managing stakeholders and competing priorities. If you are seeking a legal role which will shape the long-term success of a business, we want to hear from you. 

• Legal degree and holds a current legal practising certificate.   

• 7+ years of relevant legal experience. 
• Demonstrated success in successfully achieving exceptional legal outcomes for clients or organisations (where inhouse). 
• Effective written and verbal communicator and can create and deliver relevant content and presentations to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Natural drive with a self-starting attitude to consistently propel initiatives forward with determination and enthusiasm. 
• Manages professional relationships at all levels inside and outside the organisation, builds appropriate rapport, builds constructive and effective relationships to drive results. 
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities with the ability to prioritise work and focus on what is most important via effective stakeholder management. 
• A natural team player, and an active collaborator and contributor to the growing team to ensure we generate great innovative ideas together. 

 You can reach out to Celine Drogat at [email protected] if you have any questions about this role. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an initial phone call.