Legal Counsel
Plenti
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • 🇦🇺 Australia
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About the role
- Provide clear, practical legal and compliance advice to Plenti’s business units
- Respond to ad-hoc legal requests
- Draft policies, procedures and responses to borrower, investor and shareholder complaints
- Review promotional and marketing materials for compliance
- Advise on legal and regulatory implications of new products, features and services
- Partner with project and product teams to deliver compliant, customer-centric solutions
- Draft and review agreements with loan referral partners, funders, commercial partners and service providers
- Prepare and refine contract templates for consumer (regulated and unregulated) and commercial borrowers
- Assist in preparing reports for senior management and key stakeholders
- Provide governance support to the General Counsel and Company Secretary
- Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory obligations across the business
- Conduct investigations into potential incidents
- Deliver compliance training to internal teams
- Track upcoming legal and regulatory changes and support Plenti’s readiness for implementation
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in Law and admission to practice in NSW or another Australian jurisdiction
- 2–8 years’ PQE
- Experience advising on financial services law (Corporations Act, Consumer Credit, banking & finance)
- Proven capability in delivering technical legal and regulatory advice
Benefits
- Flexible working and volunteer and study leave to develop your skills
- Monthly social events
- Office snacks
- Company Townhalls
- D&I initiatives and events to help connect with colleagues
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal advicecompliancepolicy draftingcontract reviewregulatory implicationsinvestigationscompliance trainingreport preparationcontract template refinementfinancial services law
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillsstakeholder managementcustomer-centric approachadaptabilityanalytical thinkingleadership
Certifications
tertiary qualifications in Lawadmission to practice in NSWadmission to practice in Australian jurisdiction