The role As a Senior Solicitor you will support APRA’s mandate by providing expert legal advice in a team driven environment to drive outcomes for the Australian community. Your effective stakeholder management across the organisation and advise on a range of complex issues that are often novel and untested. This will involve: Providing high quality, timely and practical legal advice, including advising on your area(s) of technical expertise; Providing legal advice and assistance to teams within the Enterprise Services Division, including in relation to protected information, risk and compliance issues and outsourcing and procurement contracts; Supporting APRA in relation to law reform proposals; Jointly formulating strategy with stakeholders in industry aligned supervision teams across APRA on a range of complex issues that are often novel and untested; Supporting the wider Legal team in engagement with stakeholders; and Supporting continual improvement in the Advisory Legal team. The team The Advisory Legal team is responsible for providing expert legal support to APRA across all industries that we regulates and also provides advice to our corporate functions. Key stakeholders will be from one or more of our supervision divisions, Enterprise and Services Division and senior executives. Key responsibilities Delivering high quality, practical legal advice to internal stakeholders; Advising APRA as a body corporate in commercial contracts and relevant aspects of the Commonwealth Finance Law; Supporting managers and other colleagues in Advisory Legal in the delivery of timely, expert and outcomes oriented advice; This will entail strong technical expertise, internal (senior internal supervisors) and external stakeholder management (supervised entities and their legal advisers, peer Commonwealth agencies, external law firms and Counsel instructed by APRA); and Establishing rapport with stakeholders quickly and understanding where Advisory Legal can add value. About you You will hold a current practising certificate and have approximately three or more years of post-admission experience. You will have experience in advising in one or more of superannuation, insurance and banking industries. Ideally this expertise will have been obtained working in house, at a regulator or in private legal practice. Corporate or commercial legal experience will also be highly regarded. Other key accountabilities will be: Role-modelling APRA values (Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Excellence and Accountability), self-awareness and innovation; Strong project management skills, internal (senior internal supervisors) and external stakeholder management (supervised entities and their legal advisers, external law firms and Counsel instructed by APRA); and Establishing rapport with stakeholders quickly and understanding where APRA Enforcement can add value. To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen with eligibility to gain a Baseline Security clearance. About APRA The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) places you at the heart of Australia’s financial services industry. APRA serves the Australian community by helping ensure financial institutions deliver on the financial commitments they make, within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system. At APRA we’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected. We aspire to attract and foster diversity of background, thought, and experience, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. When applying, please inform us of any adjustments you may need during the interview process.