Legal Counsel

UniSuper; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,500 development funding

20 weeks paid parental leave

3 extra paid days over Christmas

Community, Culture & Wellbeing Leave

Job summary

UniSuper is seeking a Legal Counsel to deliver clear, practical, commercially aware advice across insurance, claims and disputes that supports our members.

You will work in Risk & Legal, collaborating with internal stakeholders and boards, contributing to precedents, and guiding complex matters from assessment to resolution while balancing member outcomes and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• At least five years' post-admission legal experience.
• Knowledge of insurance and claims-related law and external dispute resolution frameworks.
• Experience in superannuation insurance claims and litigation, or strong personal injury litigation with superannuation interest.
• Strong written and verbal advocacy skills.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, pragmatic decision-maker.
• Excellent organisation, stakeholder engagement and commitment to continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear, practical legal advice across insurance, claims, complaints and disputes.
• Support UniSuper's legal position with specialised advice on complex matters.
• Develop processes, precedents and templates for claims, insurance servicing and dispute resolution.
• Prepare recommendations, Board papers, legal submissions and settlement agreements.
• Analyse business queries and provide practical solutions on complex matters.
• Support stakeholders with current legal knowledge and capability development.

Skills

Insurance law

Claims handling

Dispute resolution

Superannuation law

Litigation

Advocacy

Communication

Job description

UniSuper is a workplace where highly skilled professionals are empowered to Think Great and deliver exceptional retirement outcomes for our members. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration and care, your work contributes directly to members' longterm financial security.

The purpose of Risk & Legal is to help our business partners succeed via valued risk and compliance advice, whilst safeguarding UniSuper through effective controls assurance and oversight.

Make an impact as Legal Counsel, applying your expertise to complex insurance, claims and dispute matters that support great outcomes for our members.

The role

The key focus of this role is delivering clear, practical and commercially aware legal advice across insurance and claims-related matters, complaints and disputes. You will support UniSuper's legal position through specialised advice and practical solutions across complex matters.

Furthermore, you will:

• Deliver legal advice across insurance, claims, complaints, disputes, superannuation law, financial services law, trust law and governance
• Support the management of complaints, disputes and insurance claims, including dispute resolution strategies and legal documentation
• Contribute to processes, systems, precedents and templates supporting claims, insurance servicing and dispute resolution
• Deliver recommendations, committee and Board papers, legal submissions, settlement agreements and other legal documents
• Analyse business queries and legal issues, supporting practical solutions across complex or uncertain matters
• Support stakeholders through current legal knowledge, guidance and capability development

About Us

UniSuper is a workplace where highly skilled professionals are empowered to Think Great and deliver exceptional retirement outcomes for our members. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration and care, your work contributes directly to members' longterm financial security.

The purpose of Risk & Legal is to help our business partners succeed via valued risk and compliance advice, whilst safeguarding UniSuper through effective controls assurance and oversight.

Make an impact as Legal Counsel, applying your expertise to complex insurance, claims and dispute matters that support great outcomes for our members.

The role

The key focus of this role is delivering clear, practical and commercially aware legal advice across insurance and claims-related matters, complaints and disputes. You will support UniSuper's legal position through specialised advice and practical solutions across complex matters.

Furthermore, you will:

• Deliver legal advice across insurance, claims, complaints, disputes, superannuation law, financial services law, trust law and governance
• Support the management of complaints, disputes and insurance claims, including dispute resolution strategies and legal documentation
• Contribute to processes, systems, precedents and templates supporting claims, insurance servicing and dispute resolution
• Deliver recommendations, committee and Board papers, legal submissions, settlement agreements and other legal documents
• Analyse business queries and legal issues, supporting practical solutions across complex or uncertain matters
• Support stakeholders through current legal knowledge, guidance and capability development

About you

You bring strong legal expertise, sound judgement and a genuine passion for superannuation and improving members' retirement outcomes. You are comfortable working independently across a busy workload while contributing to quality outcomes with colleagues and stakeholders.

In addition, you will:

• Bring at least five years' post-admission legal experience, ideally within a law firm or in-house legal team
• Apply knowledge of insurance and claims-related law, assessments, decisions and external dispute resolution frameworks
• Bring experience in superannuation insurance claims and litigation, or strong personal injury litigation experience with an interest in superannuation
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal advocacy skills and the ability to present compelling legal arguments
• Solve complex problems with strong attention to detail and a pragmatic, logical approach to decision-making
• Deliver quality outcomes through strong organisation, communication, stakeholder engagement and a commitment to continuous learning

What We Offer

UniSuper believes that the best way to achieve great things is when we come together and collaborate. Therefore, we ask you to be able to commit to 60% of your time in office. UniSuper is proud of our culture and benefits, which empower our people to achieve their full potential, thrive, and grow their career with us. These include:

• $1,500 development funding
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• 3 extra paid days over Christmas
• Community, Culture & Wellbeing Leave

It should go without saying, but at UniSuper, we value and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and skills is crucial for delivering great retirement outcomes for our members.

Think Great. Create Great.