We are looking for an experienced in-house financial services Lawyer to join TAL's legal team. You will be responsible for supporting our Group Life and Retirement business across a range of commercial and regulatory legal issues. Reporting to the Head of Legal – Group Life and Retirement, this is a 12-month contract role, working flexibly from our Sydney office.
In this role you will:
- Advise on life insurance products and policy documents, and agreements required for TAL’s business including with our distribution Alliance partners and Group fund partners
- Negotiate and draft contractual terms for arrangements with Alliance partners, superannuation trustees, distributors, and third-party suppliers
- Review disclosure material and marketing
- Advise on legal matters relevant to our business, including the Corporations Act, Insurance Contracts Act, Life Insurance Act, Superannuation laws and other legislation relevant to a financial services business (including privacy law)
- Pro-actively identify regulatory or legislative developments relating to the TAL Group’s Direct, Retail and Group life insurance businesses
- Assist with legal advice on and communicate to relevant stakeholders (including regulators) on breach reporting and remediation
- Support the needs of the broader Legal team enterprise wide including contracts
- Work on corporate legal issues such as intellectual property, material contracts for the TAL group and matters arising to support the TAL Group enterprise wide
- Work on breach reporting – including working with senior lawyers to manage legal advice and any regulatory breach reporting required