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Senior Lawyer, Transactional Commercial Banking
How will I help?
As part of a Practice Group and reporting to the Practice Group Head, this role exists to help the Westpac Group and our business partners deliver great outcomes for our customers and achieve their goals through exceptional legal advice and services, risk management and leadership. You will work independently on complex Commercial Banking matters with senior business stakeholders to achieve business goals. You will also contribute to the leadership, knowledge management, operational effectiveness and culture of the Practice Group and Legal Function.
You will be part of the Commercial Banking, Transaction Support and LEAD Legal team providing high quality advice to the Commercial Banking team. Through the partnership with key internal and external stakeholders, this role will support the Westpac Group's legal and risk strategy by influencing, negotiating and consulting. The Commercial Banking team requires legal advice, which is accurate, timely, cost effective and commercial.
As a Senior Lawyer your primary focus will be on transactional legal advice for the property, agricultural, healthcare and professional services sectors, with the role requiring you to have general business lending experience as well as transactional legal skills. You may also require you to support other industry sectors.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Independently provide transactional support on commercial banking matters, assisting as part of a deal team. Review, deliver, comment and advise on facility agreements, common terms deeds, security trust deeds, security documents and ancillary documentation as required.
- Advise the business on various matters, e.g. deal structuring, security considerations, compliance with internal requirements, conditions precedent, legal/regulatory impacts in the context of the deal and the business's commercial considerations.
- Liaise with bankers, engage with other stakeholders (where appropriate) and communicate with external legal counsel, particularly to ensure that appropriate closing signoffs are provided.
- Apply deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework, and its application to Westpac's dealings with its customers.
- Understand and follow applicable group governance and risk frameworks, policies, procedures.
- Communicate concisely and provide quality service to senior business partners, maintain strong networks, and influence senior stakeholders, to enhance the customer experience and stakeholder relationships.
- Maintain high standards of performance in operational disciplines, governance and reporting.
What do I need?
You hold appropriate tertiary qualifications and professional accreditation (admitted as a solicitor/legal practitioner in Australia) with substantial 10 years post admission experience, holding an unrestricted Australian practising certificate. As an experienced lawyer, you have substantial financial services and deal/transaction expertise developed over a sustained period of practice within a commercial environment. You hold extensive experience in Business and Corporate lending laws and regulations.
To be successful in the role, you will have excellent communication and influencing skills. You have the intellect, agility, strong personal judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills to build effective and trusted relationships. You are comfortable managing competing demands and can utilize effective project and self-management techniques. You have gravitas and professionalism in challenging situations.
What is it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.
We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
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