HUB Limited Hiring for Senior Legal Counsel at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Full Time

HUB24 leads the wealth industry as the best provider of integrated platform, technology and data solutions. At HUB24, we know the smartest investments start with our people. We are innovative and ambitious, and we move fast.

At HUB24, we empower our employees to bring their ideas and creativity to work. Rather than getting bogged down in bureaucracy and red tape, we build a culture that supports our team members to have a real impact on our business and the success of our customers.

HUB24 Limited is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: HUB)

The role:

As a Senior Legal Counsel in the legal team, you will be supporting the HUB24 business, focusing on financial services law, contract law and superannuation law. Accordingly, the successful candidate will need to have experience in these areas of law.

The role is both a transactional and advice role – noting there is a lot of contract work and contract negotiation.

We are looking for someone who thrives off a collaborative environment, has high level technical skills combined with commercial acumen. This role will partner with commercial stakeholders at all levels and work with them to provide sound legal advice and guidance.

The successful candidate will hit the ground running and be able to work autonomously within a team environment. They will also enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic environment and make things happen. 

Key responsibilities:

• Advising on a broad range of matters including Financial services law, with a focus on investments, investor directed portfolio service, superannuation and managed funds. contract law, general commercial and corporate law, Privacy, data security and technology, cyber security, commercial disputes and regulatory inquiries and investigations. 
• Participation in commercial transactions and providing legal services on those transactions and/or managing external legal service providers.
• Structuring, drafting and leading negotiations on a variety of commercial contracts
• Law reform and regulatory compliance, as required.
• Legal and regulatory risk management.
• Legal budget management (internal and external) and time to time board ing.

Key requirements:

• At least 5-7 years’ post qualification experience across financial services and and corporate law disciplines.  Top-tier/mid-tier law firm and transactional experience highly valued.
• Experience working in the areas of data, technology and privacy is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Excellent influencing skills, including with senior stakeholders and an ability to create and build effective working relationships with colleagues, business and functional teams.
• Strong experience reviewing and drafting a range of contractual documents and legal correspondence.
• Flexible and willing to apply your skills to products, issues and legislation, in which they may not have had previous experience.
• Strong time management skills, practical solutions focus and history of providing excellent customer service.
• Great team spirit and enthusiasm and willingness to contribute to broader legal team and business initiatives.

Join a dynamic and diverse team of close-knit lawyers across our Sydney and Melbourne offices. At HUB we pride ourselves on creating possibilities for our clients, but also for ourselves. We operate on a succeed as one mentality and fully support flexibility across our business. Join us on our growing journey where we always deliver with integrity and enable our clients to come on the journey with us.

This role has the option to work full time or part-time (4 days) across Sydney (preferably) or Melbourne. If you feel this is the right opportunity, please apply today.

THE HUB24 STORY

We think creatively and we’re not constrained by traditional thinking or barriers to success. We’re led by experts, realists with ideas, grounded in commercial reality who are bold enough to visualise the future a little differently and to advocate for what matters to our clients. We are here to lead change and are committed to empowering better financial futures for more Australians.

HUB24 Employee Benefits

Employee Share Scheme: Receive tax free shares on an annual basis (permanent employees only).

Unlimited Access to LinkedIn Learning: Learn, grow, and develop with us.

Special Leave: Purchase 2 extra weeks of additional leave per year on top of your standard 4 weeks, plus an extra 5 days if you use your 20 days of leave within 12 months.

Volunteer Day: 1 day Volunteer Day to use on your charity of choice.

Enhanced Parental Leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to statutory government leave.

Flexible Working: We offer hybrid working arrangements.

HUBlife: Enjoy a huge range of discounts including health, wellness and financial with our corporate partner.

Employee Assistance Program: Well-being Service provided to you plus your family members.

Life at HUB – check it out!

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer of choice where our people can bring their whole selves to work and feel 100% safe and supported to do so.

If you don’t feel you fit this role 100%, we would still love to hear from you! Tell us what you’re interested in – you still might have a skill we didn’t realize we needed!

*As part of our process, a police check will be conducted on all successful candidates*. Further details on our HUB24 Group Recruitment Privacy Collection notice can be found here.

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