See yourself in our team:
Join the legal team supporting Payments and Everyday Business Banking at CBA.
We are a team of highly skilled lawyers supporting a range of different products and stakeholders with humour and humility. Collaboration is key to our team’s success.
We benefit from a strong support base and a wealth of expertise as part of CommBank’s large in-house legal function. We also rely on panel firm providers to assist with most individual banking transactions so that we can focus on more strategic, high value assistance to the business.
Do work that matters:
We are looking for a lawyer with existing financial services regulatory (FSR) expertise who is interested in developing new skills in payments, platforms and networks.
You will provide strategic, practical legal advice and have high level analytical and critical legal decision-making capabilities to assist CBA in attaining strategic goals in a safe and customer-focussed way.
The work is varied and may include assisting with:
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new product and service innovation and enhancements, including ‘as-a-service’ offerings through APIs and AI functionality
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contractual negotiations with referrers, intermediaries, brokers, service providers, agents or other entities within the payments ecosystem
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advising in relation to scams, customer complaints and remediation
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general banking and financial services advice and project or product migration work
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terms for standard form or bespoke (for large institutional clients) customer contracts
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regulatory matters including breach advices and responses to regulator requests, and regulatory change (including due to industry or scheme mandate)
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identifying opportunities to simplify relevant frameworks, policies and processes to optimise effectiveness and efficiency
We’re interested in hearing from people who have:
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Tertiary qualifications in law and 5+ years* relevant post admission / qualification experience (PAE)
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Ideally at least 4 years’ experience in private practice
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Excellent technical legal skills including the ability to quickly grasp, negotiate and resolve issues in complex matters and a willingness to continue to grow and expand your expertise
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The ability to draft, negotiate, and drive to completion complex commercial agreements that achieve business objectives, and continue to support those business relationships once consummated
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The capacity to build excellent relationships with a range of stakeholders and the ability to clearly communicate complex issues
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A team-oriented outlook, a sense of humour, unquestioned ethics and integrity, sound judgment and humility
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An interest in learning about new practice areas and products rather than focusing on a particular area of law
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Financial services regulatory (FSR) skills applicable to corporate banking (eg deposit accounts)
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Interest in payments, platforms and networks.
*We are interested in the right mindset and aptitude. Most of our team are 10+ PAE and we encourage senior practitioners to apply. Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Counsel title and remuneration subject to experience and skills.
We are looking to interview immediately and encourage applicants not to wait until the advertising end date.
If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.
We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.
Working at CommBank
At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office.
We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.
If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.
We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.
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Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.
