• Provide legal advice on a broad range of complex and novel regulatory matters
• Permanent role - hybrid working options (50/50), Sydney, Melbourne (other locations considered)
• Salary between $123,444 - $144,386 (depending on experience) plus 15.4% superannuation

A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to ASIC's vision for a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. We value what you will bring. We value those with sharp, analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done.

The team
Legal Services, ASIC's centralised legal function, is responsible for a wide range of legal matters within ASIC including providing advice and oversight in respect of major cases being conducted by ASIC and providing advice on complex or novel regulatory matters and compliance with ASIC's statutory obligations.
Within Legal Services, the Regulatory Advice team specialises in the provision of legal advice on complex or novel regulatory matters arising across the range of legislation administered by ASIC. The Regulatory Advice team works closely with all of ASIC's internal teams and may be called upon to advise the Commission and ASIC Executives on law reform and to draft or settle ASIC instruments, including legislative instruments. The Regulatory Advice team may also be involved in ASIC's regulatory or other litigation.

The role

As a Lawyer you will be accountable for:

• Working collaboratively with other lawyers in Legal Services and ASIC to provide advice and guidance to ASIC teams on a broad range of complex or novel regulatory matters involving credit, corporations and financial services law.
• Using your experience to conduct detailed legal research and analysis across the range of legislation administered by ASIC.
• Advising on and drafting or settling legislative and other instruments made by ASIC.
• Providing subject matter expertise to both internal ASIC teams and external stakeholders and advise on compliance with ASIC's statutory obligations and policies.
• Preparing and, or, settling briefs to external legal services providers on legal issues and to Commission and Executive Directors on regulatory and legal issues.
• Contributing to ASIC's internal development of policy and as a key contributor to the law reform process.
• Representing ASIC in a legal capacity at internal and external meetings and committees.

About you

• Legal qualifications to undertake this role, with relevant post-admission experience.
• Experience in and exposure to the legislation administered by ASIC, including the Corporations Act.
• Experience as a lawyer, which may have been gained in a government department, government agency or a legal firm specialising in corporate or commercial law and which includes strong legal research, analysis, legislative interpretation and advice writing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence internal and external stakeholders within an organisation.
• Experience in effectively presenting complex information to different target audiences through strong business writing and verbal communication skills.

About ASIC
ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world.
ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system.
Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.
Through Moneysmart, we aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Australians and provide information and tools to help them in their decision making.
A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to achieving ASIC's vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians.
ASIC is committed to a providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities.

Applications for this role will close at 11:59pm on 4 October 2024.