Lawyer, Treasury Legal Sydney, NSW, Australia Posted on 04/22/2024 Be the First to Apply

Full Job Description

• Permanent role based in Sydney 
• Flexible hybrid work arrangements 
• Full-time, or part-time for the right candidate      

How will I help?

We have a great opportunity for a junior or mid-level lawyer to join our fantastic Treasury Legal team. The team covers debt capital markets, equity capital markets and securitisation offerings by Westpac across Australia, Asia, the US and Europe. 

You’ll learn a wide range of capital markets transactions, from small debt issuances to large domestic prospectus offerings and offshore programs. Your responsibilities will grow to include preparing offering documents, tackling disclosure challenges, negotiating across diverse jurisdictions and managing due diligence enquiries. 

This is a permanent position in a hybrid work environment. Part-time arrangements available for the right candidate.

What’s in it for me?

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world’s great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

We are looking for a qualified lawyer with 2-5 years PQE and the following skills and knowledge:

• Either:
  • Banking & Finance experience at a top tier law firm; or
  • Corporate experience at a top tier law firm (knowledge of prospectus offerings an advantage); or 
  • debt or equity capital markets experience (Australia, Asia, the US or Europe; or other relevant in-house experience
• Team player with a collaborative approach
• Strong desire to learn and grow in a role
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

What is it like to work there?

As well as a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you’ll get some of the best banking, wealth, and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by coaching and facilitating training and providing career planning tools for you to grow with us. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

How do I Apply?

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As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, people with a disability and Indigenous Australians to apply.

The health and wellbeing of our employees is our priority and we will ensure that physical distancing requirements are met in all our workplaces if required.

The Westpac Group has implemented an Entry to Workplace Policy that requires employees and others entering our workplaces to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by relevant dates set out in the policy (subject to applicable medical exemptions). Our employees are required to comply with the policy regardless of whether they are in customer-facing or non-customer-facing roles (as employees in non-customer-facing roles are required to attend the workplace under our Hybrid Working Strategy). Further, the Westpac Group is required to comply with State/Territory issued public health orders/directions which require relevant workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter workplaces.

By applying for this role, you acknowledge that you are aware of our Entry to Workplace Policy, and if you secure employment with us, you will be required to comply with the policy.