Legal Counsel

• Sydney, New South Wales
• Elevate your career with a leading insurance company!
• Permanent, Full-Time Opportunity
• Happy to ‘Talk Flexible Working’

Join QBE as a Legal Counsel, reporting into the General Counsel, where you will provide crucial legal support and strategic guidance to drive business initiatives forward. In this role, you will manage a diverse portfolio of legal matters under the mentorship of senior counsel, ensuring alignment with QBE's strategic priorities and adherence to legal standards. Your responsibilities will include offering timely legal advice to various business units, conducting thorough legal research, analyzing complex issues, and presenting clear recommendations to management. You will play a key role in mitigating legal risks, drafting and negotiating contracts, managing litigation matters, and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders to foster legal compliance and support corporate policies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to QBE’s success and advance your career in a dynamic legal environment.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Anticipate and address legal issues proactively, advising management on strategic solutions.

• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using expertise to resolve legal inquiries and support issue resolution.

• Conduct legal research, draft documents, and assist with regulatory compliance for basic to moderate risk matters.

• Provide counsel on basic to moderate impact legal issues, assessing risks and recommending solutions within specific business segments or functional areas.

• Collaborate across functions to contribute to decision-making and team outcomes, supporting policy development and offering legal expertise.

• Promote legal risk awareness and a culture of risk management across business units.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, internal policies, and governance.

• Monitor legal developments to propose organizational strategies in response.

• Prioritize tasks and delegate effectively to enhance departmental efficiency.

• Help establish and maintain effective legal processes and documentation.

• Share knowledge and support team development, actively pursuing growth opportunities.

We are seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join QBE. The ideal candidate must be admitted to practice as an Australian Legal Practitioner and will demonstrate a pragmatic, results-oriented approach with a professional and positive demeanour. Key competencies include the ability to assess compliance with laws and regulations, communicate effectively, and escalate issues when necessary. Critical thinking, sound judgment, and meticulous attention to detail are essential for success in this role. The candidate should excel in managing competing responsibilities, employing effective research techniques, and have a solid understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, particularly in insurance.

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at ***********@qbe.com

Applications Close – Monday 8th July