Lawyer/Senior Lawyer

Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Lawyer/Senior Lawyer in the Commercial Banking & Transactional Support Team.    

• 12 month Parental Leave Contract starting January 2027 
• Full-time (1.0 FTE), with Part-time (0.8 FTE) arrangements also considered. 
• Sydney preferred, other locations considered  

What’s the role? 

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Lawyer/Senior Lawyer to join our Commercial Banking & Transactional Support Legal team on a 12 month parental leave contract.

Your role is to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to our Distribution businesses and Frontline teams across Australia, helping them navigate a diverse range of customer, banking, transactional and regulatory matters. 

Rather than focusing solely on large-scale banking transactions or deal execution, this role is suited to a versatile banking lawyer who enjoys being a legal generalist, can think on their feet and is comfortable advising on a wide variety of issues as they arise. 

You’ll support Commercial Banking, Regional Commercial & Agribusiness, SME & Small Business and Specialised Sales, responding to legal queries from bankers, product specialists, operations teams and branch staff nationally.

Key Accountabilities: 

• 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. 

What do I need? 

• 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.

Why join us? 

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: 

• 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 your grow your career within the bank.  
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives. 

Create your future today 

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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. 

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page, under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section. 

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible