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Job Description
Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities
Strategic Focus:
- Deal effectively with a broad range of legal matters including corporate, commercial, regulatory, financial services and litigious matters
- Providing legal support to new business initiatives. For example, negotiating and advising on strategic initiatives and transactions, international expansion, regulatory and governance matters
- Managing internal processes and ensuring proper stakeholder engagement and good governance throughout contract lifecycle
- Identify opportunities to further enhance the efficient operation of the Legal Team
Operational Management:
Drafting, advising and assisting the business negotiate commercial contracts and providing competent legal advice on a broad range of matters, including in the following areas:
- General commercial and corporate law
- Outsourcing
- Financial services regulatory requirements
- Information technology
- Data protection and privacy law
- Intellectual property
People Leadership:
- Manage, drive and own stakeholder relationships with a view to achieving stakeholder satisfaction and enhancing the standing of the Legal Team
- Contribute to the development of the Legal Team by participating in team meetings, business forums/committees (as required) and sharing information and know how
Governance & Risk:
- Advising and helping to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to internal and external clients
- Support the business in identifying and managing incidents, exceptions and breaches of regulatory or contractual obligations
- Maintain up to date knowledge of superannuation legislation and trends
- All staff are required to comply with the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, Work Health and Safety and Anti-Discrimination legislation.
- All staff must adhere to the Link Group Code of Conduct and Ethics and contribute to the management of risk and the discharge of Link Group's compliance obligations.