Legal Counsel

About Us
UniSuper is a workplace where highly skilled professionals are empowered to Think Great and deliver exceptional retirement outcomes for our members. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration and care, your work contributes directly to members’ long‑term financial security.
The purpose of Risk & Legal is to help our business partners succeed via valued risk and compliance advice, whilst safeguarding UniSuper through effective controls assurance and oversight.
Step into an impactful role where you apply your legal expertise to support complex investment activity and help safeguard the retirement outcomes of our members.
 

The role

The key focus of this role is applying legal expertise to advise and support UniSuper’s investment activities across listed and unlisted asset classes. You will deliver practical, commercially sound legal advice while contributing to strong relationships across Investments, Risk and Legal.

• Apply legal expertise to assist with investment management agreements, including drafting, negotiation, due diligence and ongoing compliance
• Advise on legal documentation for listed securities, trading, broker and research‑related agreements
• Contribute legal advice across unlisted investments, including structuring, documentation and settlement
• Review investment‑related marketing and disclosure materials
• Support ESG initiatives by advising on relevant legal considerations
• Contribute to regulatory compliance, dispute resolution and engagement with regulators as required

About you

You enjoy solving complex legal issues in a fast‑paced, commercial environment and take pride in delivering high‑quality, practical outcomes. You apply sound judgement, work collaboratively with stakeholders and manage competing priorities with confidence.

• Legal qualifications with a current practising certificate
• 2–4 years post‑qualification experience (or equivalent) in a law firm or relevant financial services environment
• Experience advising on, or exposure to, investment or financial services matters
• Ability to analyse issues and recommend pragmatic legal solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort working autonomously while keeping colleagues informed on key legal issues

What We Offer

UniSuper believes that the best way to achieve great things is when we come together and collaborate. Therefore, we ask you to be able to commit to 60% of your time in office. UniSuper is proud of our culture and benefits, which empower our people to achieve their full potential, thrive, and grow their career with us. These include:

• $1,500 annual development budget 
• 20 weeks paid parental leave 

• Additional paid leave over Christmas

   

It should go without saying, but at UniSuper, we value and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and skills is crucial for delivering great retirement outcomes for our members. We invite you to apply for the roles that suit your career aspirations, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.