Senior Lawyer
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Job Description
All roles at Westpac Group can be considered for flexible working arrangements such as flexible hours working remotely part time work or job sharing.
Senior Lawyer Transactional Commercial Banking
How will I help
As part of a Practice Group and reporting to the Practice Group Head this role exists to help the Westpac Group and our business partners deliver great outcomes for our customers and achieve their goals through exceptional legal advice and services risk management and leadership. You will work independently on complex Commercial Banking matters with senior business stakeholders to achieve business goals. You will also contribute to the leadership knowledge management operational effectiveness and culture of the Practice Group and Legal Function.
You will be part of the Commercial Banking Transaction Support and LEAD Legal team providing high quality advice to the Commercial Banking team. Through the partnership with key internal and external stakeholders this role will support the Westpac Groups legal and risk strategy by influencing negotiating and consulting. The Commercial Banking team requires legal advice which is accurate timely cost effective and commercial.
As a Senior Lawyer your primary focus will be on transactional legal advice for the property agricultural healthcare and professional services sectors with the role requiring you to have general business lending experience as well as transactional legal skills. You may also require you to support other industry sectors.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Independently provide transactional support on commercial banking matters assisting as part of a deal team.Review deliver comment and advise on facility agreements common terms deeds security trust deeds security documents and ancillary documentation as required.
- Advise the business on various matters e.g. deal structuring security considerations compliance with internal requirements conditions precedent legal/regulatory impacts in the context of the deal and the businesss commercial considerations.
- Liaise with bankers engage with other stakeholders (where appropriate) and communicate with external legal counsel particularly to ensure that appropriate closing signoffs are provided.
- Apply deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework and its application to Westpacs dealings with its customers.
- Understand and follow applicable group governance and risk frameworks policies procedures.
- Communicate concisely and provide quality service to senior business partners maintain strong networks and influence senior stakeholders to enhance the customer experience and stakeholder relationships.
- Maintain high standards of performance in operational disciplines governance and reporting.
Whats in it for me
Youll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So well back you in the development of your career internal career prospects and flexible working. Youll also keep learning to grow backed by a fantastic team of people with a cando 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
You hold an appropriate tertiary qualifications and professional accreditation (admitted as a solicitor/legal practitioner in Australia) with substantial 10 years post admission experience holding an unrestricted Australian practising certificate. As an experienced lawyer you have substantial financial services and deal/transaction expertise developed over a sustained period of practice within a commercial environment. You hold extensive experience in Business and Corporate lending laws andregulations.
To be successful in the role you will have excellent communication and influencing skills. You have the intellect agility strong personal judgement decisionmaking and problemsolving skills to build effective and trusted relationships. You are comfortable managing competing demands and can utilize effective project and selfmanagement techniques. You have gravitas and professionalism in challenging situations.
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 industryrecognised 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
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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 callOption 2.3 or email
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
