Job Description

Senior Legal Counsel | In-house Real Assets / Private Markets Investments | London

About AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is the largest pension fund in Australia and one of the 20 largest pension funds globally. We are a responsible, long term asset owner committed to delivering strong retirement outcomes for members, with strong governance central to our approach.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner closely with asset class teams to support investment activity, primarily related to real estate and infrastructure.
• Lead legal due diligence for proposed investments and coinvests, with a focus on indirect infrastructure, property and debt.
• Identify, manage and mitigate legal risks across transactions.
• Negotiate and draft transaction documentation and commercial agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice across new and existing investments.
• Manage relationships with external legal and due diligence advisers.
• Advise on legal documentation and commercial terms for direct investments, fund investments, coinvests and co-underwrites and external manager appointments.
• Develop and maintain robust legal controls, precedents and review processes.
• Ensure accurate, complete and well‑governed investment documentation.
• Support transaction management for acquisitions, divestments and portfolio operations.
• Stay across legal and regulatory developments impacting investment activity and brief senior stakeholders.

What You’ll Need;

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales
• Clear, concise communication style
• Significant exposure working in private practice or in-house investment legal roles.
• Extensive experience working with direct and indirect investments within infrastructure, property, or private equity transactions.

• Exposure working on large-scale corporate/commercial transactions with a robust working knowledge of shareholder arrangements.

• Strong background in M&A teams, investments and divestments
• Excellent commercial judgement and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex transactions and multiple workstreams.
• High-level understanding of due diligence and regulatory frameworks.
• Collaborative, collegiate, high-performance mindset.

Why Join Us?

• Work on high-impact, large-scale investment transactions.
• Be part of a collaborative, values-driven legal team.
• Enjoy a dynamic, fast-paced environment with real influence.

This position is based at London King’s Cross Estate, one of the core assets of the Fund’s global portfolio, with a hybrid work schedule.

Life at AustralianSuper: Our London and New York offices are made up of nearly 300 talented colleagues and is expected to grow further over the next three years meaning when you join you become a key part of building our culture.

As we collaborate with colleagues across multiple time zones flexibility in work hours are both a requirement and opportunity for this role.

We offer great benefits including generous leave type, leading pension contributions, health insurance and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What’s next: Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.

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