Senior Associate – Financial Services

Job Description

About Us

Madison Marcus is a leading boutique law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Parramatta.  We have been consistently recognised by the legal and business communities for excellence in our legal work, innovation, corporate citizenship, and our employee health and well-being initiatives, along with individual team members for their success and leadership. We are a young, diverse firm offering great working conditions, diverse and enjoyable social events and ample development opportunities.

The Position – Fantastic Opportunity!

Due to growth, an exciting opportunity has developed for an experienced Senior Associate with developed Financial Services Law experience to join our successful and growing team.

We offer work as a ‘whole project’ approach, providing expert legal advice from inception to delivery and completion.

The position is based in our new stunning Sydney CBD office which boasts glass walls allowing ample natural light, impressive board, and meetings rooms, lots of break out spaces, open plan seating and hybrid working arrangements.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A deep understanding of the financial services industry and its operation in the Australian legal environment with ability to deliver commercially focused strategic level advice particularly in the areas of Australian financial services and credit licensing.
• Significant experience in advice relating to compliance frameworks, regulated activities, financial products and services, listed and unlisted Australian or overseas markets.
• Significant experience in client advice and management, maintaining relationships. i.e. a trusted adviser and service provider to the financial services industry.
• Focus of experience will ideally be on wealth management, fund managers and advisers, self-managed or public offer superannuation funds, retail financial advisers, property investment, private equity or hedge funds.
• Exposure to fintech products, cryptocurrency or digital assets including emerging legal principles in this area.
• Well-developed legal drafting skills including offer documents, representative or administration agreements, counterparty, custodian and investment agreements.
• Developing innovative client solutions with collaboration of the firm’s technology.
• Providing thought leadership on emerging issues.
• Building and maintain strong relationships with team members (across various practices) and more broadly with clients.
• Financial and budget support to the Division – including analysis of business and financial metrics, proposing pricing strategies, budget reviews.
• Developing team members – train to inspire, continuity of work and growth.
• Career progression.

In addition, you will possess:

• A current practising certificate with 6-8 years’ post qualified experience.
• Exhibit strong problem solving and time management skills.
• Be motivated, dynamic, career-orientated and a team player.
• Be professionally presented with initiative and superior communication skills.

The position offers:

• The opportunity to become a valued member of a busy practice dedicated to providing clients with the best possible advice and service;
• A challenging and rewarding position with the ability to make your mark;
• A competitive salary commensurate with experience; and
• A supportive friendly team and the opportunity to enjoy the wealth of experience and support that will surround you.

Benefits and Culture

Our mission is to protect and empower both clients and employees.

We do not isolate or pigeonhole like big firms by management processes and layers of red tape and politics. Here at Madison Marcus Law Firm, we are entrepreneurial and forward thinking by nature. We thrive on new ideas and innovation. We proactively invest in new technologies to be a firm where law and business meet with technology. We are new age.

We offer work anniversary loyalty bonuses, fortnightly drinks and team bonding, volunteer days credited to your budget, paid parental leave, business and staff referral incentives, wellness initiatives, fantastic social club activities and 1:1 Marketing Coaching and assistance.

How to apply?

To submit your application or for further information about the role please apply via the link. Alternatively, please send your resume and covering letter demonstrating how you meet the key selection criteria.  For a confidential conversation, please contact Verdiana Riolo on 02 8022 1222 or email [email protected].

All discussions and emails will be treated as highly confidential to protect your privacy.

Recruiters – at this stage,  no applications will be received from recruiters.