About This Role
Joining Westpac as a Lawyer/Senior Lawyer in the Commercial Banking & Transactional Support Team offers an exciting opportunity to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to Distribution businesses and Frontline teams across Australia. This role is ideal for a versatile banking lawyer who enjoys being a legal generalist and can think on their feet while advising on a wide variety of issues.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical legal advice across a broad range of commercial and business banking matters including powers of attorney, guardianship, estates, wills and probate, bank guarantees, account operation, PPSA, partnership lending, security structures and business lending documentation.
- Independently review and advise on transactions, lending documentation and strategic initiatives.
- Provide transactional support on lending matters, including facility agreements, security documents, conditions precedent, deal structuring and associated legal and regulatory considerations.
- Advise on regulatory obligations relevant to business banking, including areas such as the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, Design and Distribution Obligations, Unfair Contract Terms, Privacy, Banking Code of Practice and PPSA.
- Build strong relationships with bankers, product specialists, senior stakeholders and external legal providers, providing clear advice on complex legal issues.
Requirements
- 8+ years PQE and admission as a solicitor in Australia with an unrestricted Australian practising certificate.
- Strong commercial banking, business lending and/or financial services legal experience.
- Understanding of legal and regulatory obligations affecting business banking products and customers.
- Experience reviewing and advising on business/commercial lending, loan and security documentation. Exposure to Commercial Banking, SME/small business and agribusiness lending is preferred. Familiarity with specialist products such as trade, invoice or equipment finance will be highly regarded.
- Strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to provide clear, rational advice in a fast-paced commercial environment.
- A broad legal background with the ability to move comfortably between different issues rather than specialising in only one type of transaction.
Benefits
- Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates.
- Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
- Tailored learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career within the bank.
- Opportunities to give back to the Community by getting involved in various volunteering initiatives.
