Senior Associate | Special Counsel - Corporate Insurance & Financial Services

Hall & Wilcox; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH equipment grant

Hybrid work

Parental leave

Free breakfast

Rewards program

Career development

Diversity & wellbeing

Pro bono

Job summary

Hall & Wilcox is seeking experienced senior lawyers for a Corporate Insurance & Financial Services practice to deliver finance and regulatory excellence. The role focuses on market-leading work within a supportive, flexible team environment in Australia.

You will handle complex regulatory matters, M&A, treaty/ Facultative reinsurance, and policy drafting while benefiting from hybrid working and ongoing professional development. Hall & Wilcox promotes diversity and pro bono work.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-admission experience.
• Experience in front-end or corporate insurance role.
• Experience in adjacent financial areas like superannuation or funds is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory and compliance advice for insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries.
• Manage distribution channels and outsourcing arrangements.
• Lead insurance M&A transactions and reinsurance drafting.
• Draft, review and interpret policy language and contracts.
• Advise on regulatory enforcement and remediation strategies.
• Support cross-border insurance matters in local and international markets.

Skills

Insurance regulation

Legal research

Regulatory compliance

Drafting & writing

Education

Law degree

Job description

• Permanent, full-time position although we will welcome candidates seeking part-time or contract work
• Our HW Evolve approach includes hybrid and flexible working. WFH and from modern, open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
• Competitive remuneration and our Hallstar reward and recognition program
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Flexible leave options, including up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free daily breakfast and office social events
• Genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, and pro bono and community

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About the roleand team

At Hall & Wilcox, our Corporate Insurance & Financial Services team provides financial services advice to clients in the insurance sector, including general and life insurers, reinsurers, insurance intermediaries and financial institutions, as well as general corporate and government clients.

This position will suit experienced senior lawyers who are looking to perform market-leading work at a senior level within in a corporate insurance practice led by a highly regarded partner and within a supportive, flexible and collaborative team environment.

You will be responsible for

• providing financial services regulation and compliance advice for insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries;
• distribution channel management and outsourcing;
• scheme transfers of general and life insurance businesses;
• insurance M&A transactions;
• drafting treaty and facultative reinsurance arrangements for cedants and reinsurers;
• policy drafting, benchmarking, review and interpretation work;
• assisting with placing specialised classes of insurance in local and international markets, including W&I and D&O insurance;
• providing strategic advice to financial services clients on regulatory enforcement and remediation; and
• advising on insurance issues across a variety of industry and public sectors and preserving and optimising the recovery of insurance assets.

About you

You will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• a minimum of 5 years of post-admission experience;
• experience in a front-end or corporate insurance role;
• experience in adjacent financial services areas like superannuation, wealth management or funds will be highly regarded (with opportunities to work across these areas, if desired);
• strong technical legal skills; and
• good writing skills.

About us

At Hall & Wilcox, we deliver outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

We are known for having a great culture that puts people first. A culture where our purpose and values - our Hallmarks - are lived, not laminated.

We do great work, smarter. We're passionate about the work we do and how it creates value for today and tomorrow. We're famous for Smarter Law: smarter thinking to create smarter solutions. We embrace innovative thinking and technology. We listen. We partner. We solve.

Hall & Wilcox is a successful independent Australian law firm; a place to belong, with the freedom to learn and grow. We thrive together. We are diverse and inclusive; everyone is welcome and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations), age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

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To learn more about Hall & Wilcox visit ourwebsite.

We are committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience. If you require any adjustments or support to complete your application, or if you have any questions, please contact Jaimie Monahan, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, at [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.

This vacancy is being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.