Lawyer - Executive Level 1

 

Deterrence - Financial Services

Work on high profile matters which regulate Australia’s financial markets

The Financial Economy Group within ASIC is committed to protecting investors and consumers and increasing market integrity. Within this Group, Deterrence teams are responsible for undertaking major investigations, civil actions and prosecutions to enforce the law and drive behavioural change.

The Financial Services team investigates and litigates within the financial services sector. This may result in banning of individuals or entities, winding up illegal schemes, helping investors recover funds and pursuing criminal action in relation to fraud, theft or misleading conduct.

If you are an experienced criminal and civil lawyer, and have a background or knowledge of credit or financial services compliance, then this could be your opportunity to undertake a variety of high profile matters as you:

• Identify legal and policy issues requiring ????? ????? and provide legal advice to guide investigation teams; particularly as to the evidence required to prove contraventions of relevant legislation, admissibility of evidence in Court and use of ASIC's investigatory powers (including search warrants).
• Commence and conduct civil litigation (in consultation with ASIC Litigation Counsel) in the Supreme Court and Federal Court with minimal supervision. Prepare briefs to counsel and, where appropriate, recover costs of litigation on behalf of ASIC.
• Gather and analyse evidence by conducting examinations and obtaining relevant documents to assist in the compilation of briefs of evidence for the conduct of civil and administrative proceedings, or for provision to the DPP for conduct of criminal proceedings, as appropriate.
• Liaise with key stakeholders (i.e. DPP, police, witnesses, liquidators and administrators, accountants, external lawyers and counsel, and other government agencies) to gather evidence and ensure all stakeholders are kept updated on the investigation.

Please view the attached position description for more information or click ‘apply’ to submit your application.

The advertised position may be a Position of Trust, which will require the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen (or eligible for citizenship) and subject to the successful completion of a security assessment.