Junior Client Onboarding | Recent Graduate | Inner West

SB Recruitment; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SB Recruitment is seeking a commercially minded junior lawyer for an onboarding role within a growing financial services group. The position offers exposure to lending, asset finance and consumer credit, with opportunities to work closely with senior decision makers on complex transactions.

The role spans transactional, commercial, property and regulatory matters. You will draft and negotiate diverse agreements, support financing transactions, and help manage risk while contributing to business

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws with admission to practice.
• 3–5 years post admission experience in commercial, property, banking & finance, or corporate transactions.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisational abilities; ability to manage multiple matters.
• Interest in financial services regulation (ASIC, Corporations Act, NCCP, Privacy, AML/CTF, PPS).
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to legal and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, lending documents and finance transactions.
• Manage lending and asset finance matters from inception to completion.
• Advise on trust structures, security arrangements and transaction structuring across the lending portfolio.
• Support property-backed finance transactions, including due diligence, securities, settlements and related documentation.
• Collaborate with brokers, external advisers and business stakeholders to facilitate seamless transaction execution.
• Provide practical, commercially focused advice on legal and regulatory issues affecting lending and credit products.
• Maintain strong transaction management and record keeping across a high-volume workflow.
• Contribute to development of precedents, documentation and internal processes to improve efficiency.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Job description

Junior Client Onboarding | Recent Graduate | Inner West

The Opportunity

Are you a commercially minded lawyer looking to build your career in financial services? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a fast growing, well established lending group where legal is viewed as a genuine business partner, not just a support function. Operating across lending, asset finance, and consumer credit, this organisation combines entrepreneurial growth with the sophistication and governance of a highly regulated financial institution. You'll work closely with senior decision makers, gain exposure to complex transactions and structuring matters, and play a key role in helping the business manage risk while driving growth. For lawyers seeking a move in house, this role offers the chance to step beyond pure legal advice and become deeply involved in commercial outcomes.

The Role

Reporting into a highly experienced legal team, you'll enjoy a broad and varied practice spanning transactional, commercial, property, and financial services law.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, lending documents and finance transactions.
• Managing lending and asset finance matters from inception through to completion.
• Advising on trust structures, security arrangements and transaction structuring across the lending portfolio.
• Supporting property backed finance transactions, including due diligence, securities, settlements and related documentation.
• Working closely with brokers, external legal advisers and business stakeholders to facilitate seamless transaction execution.
• Providing practical, commercially focused advice on legal and regulatory issues affecting lending and credit products.
• Maintaining strong transaction management and record keeping practices across a high volume workflow.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of legal precedents, documentation and internal processes to improve efficiency and consistency.

About You

We're interested in lawyers who enjoy working close to the commercial coalface and are excited by the opportunity to build a long term career within financial services.

You’ll likely bring

• A Bachelor of Laws and approximately 3 to 5 years post admission experience gained in commercial, property, banking and finance, or corporate transactions.
• Experience advising on property transactions, lending arrangements, trust structures or secured finance matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent organisational abilities and the confidence to manage multiple matters simultaneously.
• A pragmatic, solutions focused mindset with a genuine interest in understanding how financial products and transactions work.
• The ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to both legal and non legal stakeholders.
• An interest in financial services regulation, with exposure to areas such as ASIC, the Corporations Act, NCCP, Privacy, AML/CTF and PPS legislation highly regarded.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional legal practice and become an integral part of a growing financial services business. You'll gain exposure to a diverse range of transactions, work directly with commercial stakeholders, and develop expertise in a sector that continues to evolve and expand. If you're looking for an in house role where your advice influences real business decisions and your career can grow alongside a successful organisation, we'd love to hear from you.