About This Role
This role provides legal support to the relationship banking businesses within ANZ's Institutional Division, offering business-oriented advice and solutions. The successful candidate will primarily support Corporate Banking or Property and Health relationship banking, with additional support to other business areas as needed, including credit, risk, compliance, and enablement partners.
Responsibilities
- Draft, amend, and negotiate facility documents
- Advise on ANZ's rights and obligations under documents, including Letter of Offer documentation, facility agreements, securities, and guarantees
- Provide high-quality, strategic, commercially relevant, and timely advice on legal and regulatory issues and risks connected with transactions and business operations, and advise on mitigants
- Instruct external counsel or assist the business in instructing external counsel to ensure cost-effective and high-quality legal services
- Participate in and drive internal projects and assist the business in achieving strategic objectives
- Facilitate training for the business and keep the business apprised of significant legal developments impacting them
- Work with stakeholders (including credit, risk, compliance, and enablement teams) to ensure consistent and effective risk management
- Provide guidance and support to other team members
Requirements
- Must hold a current Australian legal practicing certificate
- Extensive post-qualification legal experience from either:
- A top-tier Australian law firm (or equivalent foreign law firm) with experience in banking and finance law; and/or
- An authorised deposit-taking institution or listed financial institution
- Demonstrated experience in providing commercially relevant legal advice and proactive influence of outcomes
- Strong transactional banking and finance skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to liaise effectively with individuals at all levels, including senior management
- Strong team ethic and growth mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to work under pressure and in a changing environment in an accurate, calm, and timely manner, with the ability to reprioritise work to meet changing demands
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Access to health and wellbeing services
- Discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more
Important Details
- Schedule: Full time
- Contract: 2x Permanent roles available
- Locations: Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne
