Prepare and conduct high-profile enforcement action, including civil litigation, criminal prosecution and administrative action.
Enjoy a 50/50 hybrid work-from-home model
Additional leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
Continuing Professional Development - on-going formal and informal training opportunities and mentoring programs
The roles
As an Enforcement Lawyer, you will manage and contribute to investigations of suspected misconduct and obtaining enforcement outcomes. You will have the opportunity to participate in varied, interesting and impactful work. More specifically, you will:
Support the scoping, planning and conduct of investigations.
Identify and address complex legal issues that arise during an investigation.
Work as part of multi-disciplinary enforcement teams to project-manage matters and resources.
Employ a range of evidence gathering techniques, including conducting compulsory examinations, interviewing witnesses, search warrants, taking witness statements, preparing affidavits and issuing compulsory notices.
Utilise ASIC's evidence management technology and other systems to derive insights from data, information and documents.
Prepare and compile criminal, civil and administrative briefs and provide support to any proceedings in State or Federal Courts (IEA only).
Prepare administrative briefs for consideration by an ASIC Delegate and provide support to any administrative hearings.
Contribute to commencing enforcement action, including civil litigation and criminal prosecution, and provide support to any proceedings in State or Federal Courts.
About you
As the ideal candidate you will be inquisitive, have an analytical mind set and be comfortable working with complex information in a changing environment. You will be proactive and outcome-driven, with the ability to see how your work contributes to the bigger picture. With a consultative and collaborative interpersonal style, you will enjoy working as part of a large, multi-skilled team.
In addition, you will have:
Legal qualifications and a current practicing certificate.
Experience supporting complex civil or criminal matters in a regulatory or government setting (IEA roles).
Experience in industries regulated by ASIC including superannuation, insurance, credit, banking, wealth management/financial advisory or insolvency (EIC roles).
Case/project management and evidence gathering skills.
Experience in the preparation of briefs of evidence
An understanding of the relevant law, including the Corporations Act, the National Consumer Credit regime and the ASIC Act.
A demonstrated ability to use digital investigative tools.
Strong analytical skills including experience analysing large amounts of data and working with numerical and financial transaction reports.
Highly developed written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.
To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen, and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment which is issued by ASIC's Security team.
What we offer you
ASIC invests in their people and values a strong cultural environment. Benefits for you include:
20 days of annual leave, plus additional paid leave during the Christmas closedown and 18 days of personal leave
Flexible work arrangements and part-time options
A supportive culture where we celebrate wins and express appreciation.
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Applications for this role will close at 11:5+pm on Monday 14 April 2025.
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