Legal Risk and Compliance Manager

Dentons; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable salary packaging

Novated leases

Bonus leave

Flexible working

Pro bono opportunities

Job summary

Dentons Australia is seeking a senior risk, compliance and governance lawyer to join our General Counsel and Risk Department, ideally based in Sydney but with flexibility to be in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide or Brisbane.

You will provide advice on legal risk arising from contracts, professional indemnity and regulatory matters, oversee responses to claims, and guide governance and board-level risk topics with a collaborative in-house team.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with Australian admission to practice.
• Experience in risk, governance and regulatory matters.
• In-house or professional services background preferred.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise GC & CoSec on legal risk from contracts, indemnity and regulatory matters.
• Oversee claims and complaints with insurers and external advisers.
• Lead reviews of client terms and contractual arrangements.
• Support governance, professional obligations and company secretarial matters.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Governance

Legal research

Leadership

Contract review

Education

Law degree (LLB/JD) and admission

Job description

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

About the Role

We have a compelling opportunity for a senior risk / compliance / governance lawyer seeking to move in-house into our General Counsel and Risk Department, ideally based in our Sydney office but may be based in any of our other Australian offices in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide or Brisbane.

The role will report directly to our General Counsel & Company Secretary and act as her 2IC in the legal function. The Legal Risk & Compliance Manager will support the GC & CoSec in providing legal, risk and governance services to Dentons and its lawyers. You will provide advice on legal risk arising from Dentons’ contractual arrangements, professional indemnity and regulatory matters and corporate governance issues.

In this role, you will oversee Dentons' response to claims and complaints, working with insurers and external advisers, and supporting the business to identify and address risk issues. You will lead the review of Dentons' client terms and other contractual arrangements, identifying legal risk issues and assisting the business to manage its contractual obligations. You will provide practical guidance on professional obligations and broader legal risk issues and support the GC & CoSec on company secretarial and governance matters.

About You

This role would suit someone with experience in a law firm or other professional services Office of General Counsel, or a senior lawyer with relevant corporate, commercial, litigation and/or professional services experience who has excellent research and analytical skills. Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, an ability to anticipate risks and develop solutions and a high level of attention to detail will help you succeed in this role.

You will work with a small team of risk and compliance professionals so it is critical that you can demonstrate strong leadership and mentorship skills. Dentons' in-house team is collaborative and supportive of each other’s ongoing learning and development.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.