Macquarie Group

Litigation Lawyer

In short

This mid-level litigation lawyer role sits in Macquarie's Central Group Litigation and Investigations team, advising on a global caseload of contentious matters escalated from across the financial services group's businesses. It involves shaping litigation strategy, evaluating evidence, managing external counsel, and presenting investigation reports to senior stakeholders. The company seeks a lawyer with 5-7 years' PQE in private practice, ideally top-tier, with significant experience in investigations or enforcement proceedings involving Australian financial regulators (ASIC, APRA, AUSTRAC, ACCC). It's based in Sydney with hybrid working arrangements.

Litigation Lawyer
Additional office locations: Sydney
Permanent - Full time, Mid-level
Job category: Legal
Macquarie's Central Group Litigation and Investigations team provides specialist advice on significant contentious matters escalated from across Macquarie's diverse businesses and support groups.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
What role will you play?
As part of a high performing and supportive team, you will provide advice on a diverse and global caseload of litigation and investigation matters across Macquarie Group to a wide range of senior stakeholders ranging from lawyers in Macquarie's businesses, to compliance, risk, technology, employee relations and security professionals.
Your work will include:
•Formulation and execution of litigation strategy;
•Identify and evaluate evidence, including conducting witness interviews and overseeing eDiscovery reviews;
•Preparation and presentation of investigation reports;
•Management of external counsel teams;
•The design and implementation of frameworks that improve the conduct of contentious matters across Macquarie, and related reporting and training activities.
What you offer
•This role is best suited to lawyers with between 5 to 7 years' PQE in private practice (ideally top-tier) advising on complex disputes for highly regulated clients, including financial institutions.
•Significant experience of investigations or enforcement proceedings involving one or more Australian financial regulators e.g. ASIC, APRA, AUSTRAC, ACCC.
•Strengths in prioritisation and project management, creative problem-solving, and legal AI proficiency.
•Ability to run matters autonomously, excel under pressure and build trust with stakeholders.
What we offer
At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:
•1 wellbeing leave day per year
•Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
•Up to 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks' paid leave for non-primary caregivers
•2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
•Up to 12 months' gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks' paid leave
•Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
•Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
•Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
•Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
•Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About the Legal Governance Group
Our Legal and Governance Group is a global, dynamic and independent group of lawyers, governance professionals and technical specialists that protect and represent the interests of Macquarie, our businesses and our people. Our teams are at the forefront of Macquarie, undertaking cutting edge legal and governance work to support business outcomes.

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