Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Lawyer, Financial Markets (Trading, Product & Issuance)

• Permanent Full-time opportunity
• Sydney based
• Hybrid working model

What’s the role?

As a Lawyer, you will build strong relationships across the Financial Markets business and support functions to understand strategic priorities and identify emerging legal and regulatory risks.

You will provide expert advice on financial products and services, including new product structuring, regulatory and prudential compliance, and broader business considerations. Additionally, your role will include the drafting and reviewing a wide range of legal documentation such as terms and conditions, trade confirmations, and financial markets agreements. You will also contribute to product and business reviews, ensuring legal input is provided early and effectively. In managing external counsel, you will oversee engagement and drive cost‑efficient, high‑quality outcomes for the organisation.

What do I need?

• Admitted to practice as a solicitor in NSW
• Minimum 4 years PQE experience in private practice or supporting a financial markets/ financial services business
• Experience with financial markets regulation and/or financial markets documentation
• Excellent commercial acumen, problem solving, decision making and judgement
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Experience in global derivative regulations highly regarded

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 out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website