- Deliver strategic legal advice on a broad range of insolvency issues and enforcement processes to manage risk.
- Managing complex customer disputes and litigation.
- Be part of a supportive, engaged and dynamic team.
See yourself in our teamThe Legal and Group Secretariat team provides expert advice and assistance to the Group to achieve its strategic goals and priorities, including by identifying and appropriately managing legal and regulatory risks.GCS Legal partners with Group
Credit Structuring team (GCS) and Business Units to assist them in attaining their strategic goals by ensuring legal risks are appropriately recognised and managed.Here, you have the opportunity to join a dedicated, high performing team all working collaboratively together to achieve values driven outcomes.Do work that mattersThe purpose of this role is to deliver high value strategic legal services to the GCS team in managing customers whose financial affairs are troubled or impaired and delivering balanced solutions reflecting customer and community expectations.You will work directly with GCS teams in business banking, regional and agri banking, corporate and institutional / large corporate, with Business Units and with other stakeholders to support customers who are experiencing financial difficulties.Reporting to the Managing Counsel GCS Legal, your role will include managing legal processes in relation to credit and collateral management, reviewing finance documents, providing advice on
Insolvency and regulatory matters, advising on the implementation of insolvency or bankruptcy process, working with and managing engagement with external advisers as well as identifying and managing regulatory and commercial risks in relation to contentious or potentially contentious matters.You will maintain a deep understanding of the Group’s legal and regulatory risk appetite and aligning your role to support the successful implementation of the Group’s strategic priorities and goals.We’re interested in hearing from people who have
- 7+ years relevant post admission experience
- Tertiary qualifications in Law and admitted to practice in NSW or another State or Territory
- Significant experience in banking and commercial litigation, dispute resolution and farm debt mediation
- Sound knowledge of Australian laws and current issues applying to, business and consumer lending, bankruptcy and enforcement as well as awareness of current market practice in those areas
- Strong awareness of the legal and regulatory environment affecting business and consumer lending, including Australian Financial Complaints Authority
- Sound judgment that will enable you to appropriately balance legal, commercial and customer considerations
- Excellent legal technical and communication skills including the ability to quickly grasp, negotiate and resolve issues across a range of institutional lending, financial regulatory and contentious matters
- Demonstrated understanding of lending documentation and concepts in business and consumer lending
If this sounds like your next career opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!Working at CommBankAt CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.Advertising End Date: 23/05/2024
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