Legal Counsel

HUB24 Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Legal Counsel to join its dynamic team in Sydney. In this role, you will provide essential legal advice to support the company's growth and ensure compliance with financial regulations. You will engage with various stakeholders, review and draft critical legal documents, and contribute to the development of innovative financial products. This is an exciting opportunity for a legal professional to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where your expertise will directly impact the success of the organization and its clients. If you are ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Recognised Australian legal qualifications & eligible to practice law in NSW.
• At least 4 years post qualification experience in financial services law.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft legal documents including PDSs and contracts.
• Provide legal advice on regulatory matters and manage compliance.

Skills

Legal advice

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Superannuation law

Financial services law

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Australian legal qualifications

Job description

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.

The role

As a result of the continued growth of the HUB24 group and our in-house Legal team, we are excited to announce a newly created opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our Sydney office.

In this role, you will provide legal advice and support to HUB24, helping the business achieve its objectives while ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with the HUB24 platform and distribution business, focusing on areas such as superannuation, managed investment schemes, IDPS, IDPS-like products, and managed discretionary accounts.

Additionally, you will support the HUB24 platform and distribution business in relation to the administration, reporting, and technology services provided to other financial product issuers. On occasion, you may also be asked to assist HUB24’s technology businesses, such as its data-as-a-service and software-as-a-service offerings.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, able to hit the ground running, and work independently while collaborating effectively within a team. They should thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and transactional environment, with a strong drive to get things done.

Key responsibilities

• Review and draft disclosure documents, including PDSs, IDPS Guides, FSGs, TMDs, and Application Forms.
• Review communications with advisers and investors.
• Support product documentation and product development, including product feature T&Cs and structuring support for the Product Development Team.
• Assist with business integrations following acquisitions.
• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, including administration agreements, custody agreements, technology agreements, platform user agreements, IMAs, and service provider agreements.
• Provide advice on distribution arrangements, fee disclosure, and disclosure document drafting.
• Manage FUA transitions to HUB24 products or services, including product structuring and integration structures.
• Advise on re-pricing arrangements, disclosure, and contractual matters.
• Handle transactional work, such as joint ventures and partnering arrangements.
• Provide legal advice on matters such as Ch7 of the Corporations Act, AML, Privacy, and ACCC regulations.
• Support the Risk & Compliance Team with legal advice and guidance.
• Manage regulatory change matters, oversee external legal service providers, and participate in FSC working groups.
• Review website content and related disclosures, provide conflicted remuneration advice, and prepare presentations on contract negotiation and regulatory changes.

Key requirements

• Recognised Australian legal qualifications & eligible to practice law in New South Wales
• At least 4 years post qualification experience
• Experience within Superannuation, Platforms, Custody, Investments, Managed Portfolios and Financial Services law & Corporate Law disciplines.
• A good understanding of the regulation of financial advisers and distribution also highly regarded.
• Top-tier/mid-tier law firm experience highly valued
• Deep understanding of the Corporations Act, specifically Chapter 7.
• Excellent influencing skills (including 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.
• Ability to work independently but also as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong time management skills and be able to deliver quality outcomes on time
• Great team spirit and enthusiasm and willingness to contribute to broader legal team and business initiatives

Benefits and Life at HUB24
Learn more about our employee benefits HERE.

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 realise we needed!

The Recruitment Process:

• Acknowledgement email once your application has been submitted.
• Our Talent team will start reviewing your application, if unsuccessful you will be notified.
• If your application progresses to the next stage, our Talent team will be in touch to discuss your alignment with the role.
• If you’re a person with an impairment or disability, this is an opportunity to share with us any accessibility requirements that you may have for the role.
• Should you require any accommodations to the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and one of our team will be in touch.
• Interviews can happen virtually or face to face with the hiring manager, or other members of the broader team. Depending on the role, there may be more than two interviews.
• Communication of outcomes to successful and unsuccessful candidates and feedback provided.

*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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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal