Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel- Regulatory and Disputes (Australia)

Location: Sydney or Melbourne (will consider applicants from other locations) (Hybrid - 3 days office)
Business: Marsh Group - supporting Marsh and Mercer Australia across the Pacific
Reporting to: Chief Litigation Counsel, Pacific

The opportunity: Senior Lawyer -Regulatory and Disputes

This is an opportunity for a senior regulatory litigation lawyer with specialist expertise in financial services law. This is an opportunity to leverage your specialist technical legal expertise and commercial acumen to provide strategic advisory and business-partnering support. The key focus for this role is on disputes and regulatory matters in the insurance and superannuation sectors.

You will be responsible for providing advice on complex regulatory matters, assisting the business in responding to regulatory notices and inquires and managing litigation (including complex regulatory matters). You will collaborate closely with colleagues in legal and compliance as well as engage with key business stakeholders and manage external counsel as required.

We are looking for a senior lawyer who is a team player and who can:

• Support regulatory compliance by managing investigations and enforcement actions and advise on regulatory risks.
• Provide strategic legal guidance on contentious and regulatory matters to senior leaders and the Board, ensuring alignment with business strategy and governance frameworks.
• Represent the company (autonomously where required) in negotiations, mediations, and other dispute resolution forums.
• Support initiatives to uplift organisational capability in managing litigation, disputes, and regulatory enforcement.

• Contribute to the preparation and presenting of reports on the status and outcomes of litigation and regulatory disputes.

• Manage litigation and disputes and conduct investigations, provide advice on prospects and develop strategy to resolve disputes in a timely and cost-effective way

• Function independently and is able to provide clear and concise advice to different stakeholders.

• Develop and present training on key topics relevant to our business.

• Demonstrate strong matter management skills: prioritisation, responsiveness, attention to detail and sound judgement under time pressure.
• Manage external service providers including external legal firms and experts.

Qualifications and experience

• Law degree and admission to practice as a solicitor.
• Minimum of 8 years post admission experience. 
• Experience advising clients in a regulated industry, or working with regulators preferably in financial services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple cases or projects simultaneously.

Desirable

• Experience in superannuation law or other financial services experience.
• Experience working in a law practice in a disputes team.
•  This is a role for someone who enjoys variety and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Leadership and capability uplift

• Support the team helping build legal capability and consistent standards across the team.
• Deliver clear guidance and training to stakeholders to enable better decision-making and reduce repeat issues.

Why Marsh

At Marsh, your work will be visible and valued-supporting market-leading businesses and high-impact initiatives for many of the top companies in Australia and globally. You'll be part of a close, tight-knit team with an excellent culture, alongside supportive colleagues who value collaboration and pragmatic problem-solving. We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you will spend at least three days per week in the office to support collaboration, stakeholder engagement and team connection.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.