Are you a junior financial services lawyer looking grow your career in a supportive market leading practice?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and team orientated solicitor to join our superannuation, insurance, financial advice, and funds management practice.
About the role
King & Wood Mallesons is known for its market leading financial services practice. We currently have an opportunity for a junior or senior lawyer in our financial services team with a focus on superannuation, insurance, financial advice, and funds management. You will be working alongside two market leading partners, Nathan Hodge and Sarah Yu.
KWM’s clients span major banks and wealth management institutions, super funds (industry, retail, and public sector), insurers (life and general), investment managers and administrators and various service providers. Our team is established, growing, collegiate and high performing.
We have worked on some of Australia and Asia's most complex and industry defining transactions and act for the region's largest and most significant superannuation funds, insurers, and major financial institutions. This role will be varied and interesting and will include acting and advising on:
Transactions – both in our speciality areas (eg share sales as well as SFTs and insurance schemes) as well as more broadly across the firm
Advisory – all aspects of advisory work for our clients such as:
Optimising organisational structures
Governance
All aspects of a product lifecycle
Arrangements with material service providers
New regulatory developments and technology
Operational and disclosure
Investments
Financial advice
Regulatory issues and solutions
Dispute resolution
Our work requires someone who thrives in an environment where they will be constantly leaning and doing a variety of work including advisory, drafting, and transactional work. We work closely with specialists from other practice groups across the whole firm.
Who is our ideal candidate?
You will:
have experience in a similar environment
thrive on challenges, continuous learning and improvement
have excellent analytical, communication and research skills - to deliver prompt and commercially astute advice
be focused on understanding our clients’ commercial needs and have demonstrated excellence in client service - you will play a key role in supporting and actively developing our relationships with our clients
be team focused, to facilitate effective teamwork by developing strong internal and external relationships
be enthusiastic to be involved in business development activities - participating in industry related programs and developing strategic relationships and networks
have first rate experience of drafting documents
Who are we?
We have deep roots in Australia spanning almost 200 years and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waters.
We help our clients manage their risk and enable their growth. Our full-service offering combines un-matched top tier local capability complemented with an international network.
Why work with us?
We promote a collaborative culture where people feel respected, valued and supported both personally and professionally, and where diversity and inclusion also play an important role in enhancing our knowledge, driving innovative solutions for our clients and creating positive social impact.
We live by our Principles, and strive for mastery in all that we do. We take pride in the high quality work we deliver. Working with colleagues and clients who are leaders in their fields, means the ability to explore new paths to progress with continual learning and development, career and leadership opportunities.
As part of the KWM community you’ll have access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives, benefits, policies and processes, to enable you to achieve your career goals.
At KWM, we’ll provide you with the platform to Learn, Master, Lead.
Next Steps
Please click ‘Apply Now’ to apply online with your cover letter summarising why you’re applying and your resume to support your experience.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Kellie McLean, kellie.mclean@au.kwm.com.
If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.
Diversity and Inclusion
King & Wood Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from diverse backgrounds. We welcome, value, support and harness the positive benefits that people’s different life experiences bring, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages.
If you are unsure if you meet all criteria for this role, but have a passion for delivering high quality work, developing your skills and realising your full potential, then we encourage you to apply and have a further conversation about how you could fit at KWM.
We have a range of inclusive hiring practices – if you would like to seek workplace adjustments to complete your application please contact the Recruitment contact for this role or email careers@kwm.com.