Senior Risk & Compliance Advisor

• Permanent full-time position
• Hybrid and flexible working; WFH and from modern open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
• Reward and recognition including competitive remuneration and career progression
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Flexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free daily breakfast office drinks and social events
• Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing pro bono and community and diversity and inclusion across our firm

Learn more about what Hall& Wilcox can offer you: theroleand team

We have an excitingopportunity for a Senior Risk and Compliance Advisor to join ournational Legal Excellence & Risk team.

The primary focus of this roleis to review contracts and manage operational risk and to supportthe Risk Manager the General Counsel (GC) and the Legal Excellence& Risk (LER) team with the implementation of the firmslegal excellence and risk management framework.

You will be responsiblefor:

• assisting to identify describe and estimate the risks (both new and existing) affecting the firm;
• reviewing compliance by legal teams with the firms legal excellence and risk management policies and procedures including by conducting regular file audits and reporting back to firm management and the Risk Committee on the key results and themes;
• reviewing clients terms of engagement for external legal suppliers and other third party contracts;
• managing legal and operation issues relating to tenders including insurance related queries;
• assisting team members to manage the firms engagement agreements including updating the appointment terms and providing or assisting with training as required;
• assisting with general day to day risk management activities such as conflict assessment and management of the firms privacy obligations the preparation and presentation of risk management and compliance training policy creation and the creation and maintenance of risk management registers;
• assisting with the conduct of privacy impact assessments and AI risk assessments;
• support the development and implementation of the firms AML/CTF program;
• assisting team members and the Information Security Manager to develop and maintain the firms cyber security risk management framework and assisting in managing the firms response to any cyber security incidents; and
• ensuring continuous review and improvement of operational risk policies and procedures.

Aboutyou

You will ideally have thefollowing skills and experience:

• legal qualification and experience;
• knowledge of risk management processes and principles and experience with risk registers and liaising with senior management risk owners;
• risk management compliance AML or auditing qualification is desirable;
• experience in using document management system (eg iManage10);
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• highly organised able to work under pressure to strict deadlines and maintain strong attention to detail;
• ability to show initiative and work independently as well as part of a team; and
• ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels.

Aboutus

Hall & Wilcox is a leadingindependent Australian law firm. We deliver outstanding legalservices to corporate public sector and private clients bothAustralian-based and those offshore doing business in purpose is to enable our clients our people and ourcommunities to thrive.

Hear from our people aboutwhat its like to work at HW: of our recent awards andcitations include:

• Best Australian Law Firm (>$200m revenue) at the 2025 Client Choice Awards
• Ranked 7^th in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2024 and 2025
• Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018

We are known for having agreat culture that is warm and welcoming progressive inclusiveand supportive and that is underpinned by our enduring values -known asHallmarks.

We are also renowned for ourSmarter Law we look beyond the status quo to thinkdifferently and find solutions. Smarter Law includes enablingtechnology challenging business models innovative pricing andcreative resourcing.

We are a firm of the offer our people interesting and challenging work and access togreat clients. To learn more about HW visit ourwebsite.

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At Hall & Wilcox we arecommitted to creating and maintaining a workplace that activelyseeks to include welcome and value unique contributions of allpeople. We encourage applications from candidates of all culturalbackgrounds (including First Nations) age abilities sexualorientation and gender identities.

We are also committed tosupporting candidates with disability so that every candidate isoffered a fair equitable and supportive recruitment experience. Ifyou require any adjustments or support to complete yourapplication or if you have any questions please contact KimChalmers Senior Talent Acquisition for a confidentialdiscussion.

This vacancy is being manageddirectly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People & Culture will contact our preferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.

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