If you also believe that everyone should be able to achieve their financial potential, then you’ll love contributing to CMC Markets’ company vision of providing the ultimate trading experience. Seize the opportunity to progress your career in the fintech industry by joining a global leader in CFD trading and share investing. Grow yourself personally and professionally with a company that’s growing with you, by global expansion and product offering.

As Senior Legal Counsel specialising in disputes and litigation, you'll join CMC Markets' dynamic APAC Legal team for a 6-8 month maternity leave maximum term contract, working closely with the Head of Legal to tackle complex commercial challenges that impact millions of traders globally. You'll develop legal strategies whilst building your leadership credentials by mentoring a junior lawyer and collaborating with senior executives across the region.

Why You'll Like Working Here

Just some of the reasons you’ll love working here include:

Continuous learning: Our generous L&D program covers both technical, performance and leadership training, ensuring you're always learning new skills.

Leave benefits: Enjoy your birthday off to spend time with family and friends, on us! Utilise a free annual charity day to give back to your community.

Unlimited access to a dedicated benefits & wellbeing hub where you can save money through various retailer discounts, and make use of a variety of resources that will enhance your physical and mental wellbeing

Collaboration: We believe that great things happen when smart people work together, that’s why we’ve made the decision to work five days in the office.

$O Trades: Staff & family trading accounts with CMC Markets Invest have access to the best brokerage rates in the market - $0 trades for all domestic and international equity orders!

Office perks: Help yourself to free breakfast cereals, condiments, and coffee to fuel your workday. Our culture club provides opportunities for everyone whether you’re into fitness, pizza making classes, socialising or bringing out your competitive side in trivia or lawn bowls!

What You’ll Be Working On

Responsibility and oversight over pre-litigation internal and external client disputes, providing timely and appropriate advice and support to the APAC Disputes Team.

Responsibility over the management and advice on key disputes and litigation, including running point on such matters. This role ideally requires strong technical experience in commercial litigation, including pertaining to aspects of the Corporations Act, ASIC Act and Privacy Laws.

Effective communicator both verbally and in written form. This role requires effective communication to a range of audiences, including various Departments of the business, such as Compliance, Business Operations, Disputes Team and APAC Senior Management.

Excellent management of external legal service providers which involves partnering with them on key matters to ensure the objective of deriving value and appropriate legal support for the benefit of CMC Markets, is achieved at all times.

Support the Head of Legal and the wider APAC Senior Management team to deliver the objectives of the region.

Liaise with the APAC Legal Team and the rest of the Global Legal Team to ensure that key knowledge and relevant information is shared.

Flexibility to work on a broader range of matters, including assisting and maintaining a close working relationship with the rest of the APAC Legal Team. Such work may include the provision of general strategic legal advice to the APAC business on a range of matters including:

Review of marketing material, general commercial contracts, debt collection matters and introduced business arrangements.

Management and review of legal disclosure documents and other terms for both the CFD and stockbroking businesses in Australia and the APAC region including PDSs, FSGs and Stockbroking terms and conditions;

Provide assistance to the Compliance team on regulatory legal issues, contentious regulator notices and assisting the business to understand regulatory reform and advise on the potential impact of these reforms; and/or

Oversight and advice in relation to project related work, where the involvement of Legal is required.

Provide training (including delivering presentations) and support to staff on legal issues as required.

Supervise, train and mentor junior lawyers within the team, specifically direct reports.

What Type of Person Will Be Successful

Australian practising solicitor with 9-10 years’ post qualification experience. At least 4 years’ commercial litigation experience, with interest in continuing to work on litigious matters in an in-house setting, with flexibility to assist on broader corporate/commercial work.

Current Practising Certificate (unrestricted).

Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate complex legal issues in verbal and written reports in plain English.

Excellent organisation, analytical and negotiation skills.

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, assuming managerial responsibilities where appropriate.

Solid understanding of the laws and regulations that cover the financial services industry including but not limited to knowledge of the Corporations Act and other equivalent legislation.

Unrestricted work rights in Australia

The Things We Live By

CMC Markets is powered by our people. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people feel confident to be themselves, feel valued and are able to do their best work. We don’t just value differences and unique perspectives, we seek them out and we invite them in, because we know it will lead to better outcomes for everyone

We’re always on the lookout for great people, so even if you don’t feel you are a 100% fit, apply with your up-to-date CV and we’ll consider you for this role and any other suitable opportunities across the business.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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