Legal Counsel

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EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Willing to learn on the job and broaden their experience to respond to any legal issues that arise with support from the Senior Legal Counsel.
• Proactive and pre-emptive advice rather than reactive.
• Legal Qualification – Qualified Australian solicitor with 3-5 years PQE experience either in private practice or in-house and strong legal training.
• Commercial outlook and pragmatic approach to legal practice.
• Desirable to have knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures and financial services.
• Funds experience is preferred but not essential.
• Must have contract drafting and negotiation experience. Experience negotiating corporate/commercial agreements beneficial.
• Being comfortable working in a team but also possess the ability to work autonomously.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and managing a workload comprising multiple wide-ranging matters and conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to adapt communication style to a variety of stakeholders across the business and confidence to give training to different parts of the business on legal matters and process.
  MUFG Pension & Market Services is a global, digitally enabled business connecting millions of people with their assets – safely, securely and responsibly.
  Through our two businesses MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets, we partner with a diversified portfolio of global clients to provide robust, efficient and scalable services, purpose-built solutions and modern technology platforms that deliver world class outcomes and experiences.
  A member of MUFG, a global financial group, we help manage regulatory complexity, improve data management and connect people with their assets, through exceptional user experience that leverages the expertise of our people combined with scalable technology, digital connectivity and data insights.

Operational Management

• Negotiation, drafting, and reviewing of commercial contracts with clients in both the listed and unlisted space as well as vendors.
• Managing internal processes and ensuring proper stakeholder engagement and good governance throughout contract lifecycle.
• Providing legal support for transactions, corporate restructurings, regulatory and governance matters.
• Building stakeholder relationships and providing training to business units on an as needed basis.
• Maintaining statutory, legal and regulatory skill sets so that appropriate
• Advising business leaders on legal risks and issues impacting the business.

Governance & Risk

• Creating and improving legal processes, such as maintaining templates and harnessing legal tech tools to drive efficiencies.
• advice can be given to all parts of the business.

The above list of key accountabilities is not an exhaustive list and may change from time-to-time based on business needs.