Senior Legal Counsel

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Melbourne, Victoria
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Provide strategic legal advice across business operations, manage legal risks, draft agreements, and mentor junior staff, focusing on financial regulations.
Summary Generated by Built In
McMillan Shakespeare Group (MMSG) is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic, commercial legal advice across our business. Reporting to the General Counsel, this role is key in managing legal risk, complex regulatory matters and high-value commercial contracts.

Why MMS?

  • Influence key decisions in a respected ASX-listed organisation.
  • Work on diverse, high-impact matters with senior leaders.
  • Supportive culture and opportunities for professional development.

About the Role

  • Advise on financial services and credit regulation (Corporations Act, ASIC Act, NCCP Act, NDIS Act).
  • Partner with sales and marketing teams to ensure products and practices comply with regulatory requirements and consumer protection laws.
  • Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
  • Advise on M&A transactions, tenders, restructures and other strategic initiatives.
  • Manage disputes, complaints and litigation.
  • Contribute to governance, policy development, training and risk management.
  • Mentor junior legal team members, foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaborate closely with leaders across the Group.

You will bring:

  • 8+ years’ PQE, ideally in financial services or corporate/commercial law.
  • Strong knowledge of Australian financial services regulation is preferred.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and commercial judgement.
  • Highly organised and solutions-oriented.
  • Qualified Australian legal practitioner.

What we can offer you:

  • Novated leasing benefits and discounts

  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and access to our Parents Portal

  • Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

  • Sonder digital wellbeing platform, providing personalised support 24/7, plus annual flu vaccinations

  • Default Income Protection Insurance reimbursed for members of the MMS Default Super Fund

  • Exempt Employee Share Plan

Embracing our value of Everyone Matters we hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected. 

  • We encourage individuals from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those caring for someone or living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse applicants to apply.

  • We embrace hybrid working and welcome conversations about flexibility. 

Please note all successful candidates will undergo background checks (including criminal history and ASIC checks) and an NDIS Workers Screening Check if appropriate.  All information provided will be treated confidentially. 

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

If you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

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Corporations Act
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Ndis Act
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The Company
Melbourne, Victoria
1,199 Employees
Year Founded: 1988

What We Do

With eight brands across the employee benefits, fleet management and disability support industries, MMS employs around 1300 people in Australia and New Zealand.

Established in 1989, MMS blazed the trail for salary packaging in Australia, and we have grown from a small family business to the ASX-listed house of brands we are today.

At MMS, we're proud of our history, our heart, and our commitment to making a difference to people's lives. ​We care because people matter. ​We collaborate because the greatest achievements are made together, and we continuously create because some of the best innovations have yet to be imagined.​

Our vision – to be a trusted partner that provides solutions in making complex matters simple – reflects our strong nationwide presence and the many long-term clients we partner with including Federal and State governments and some of the largest public and private sector, health and charitable organisations

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