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Lawyer, Business Banking

Primary office location
Sydney
Date
22-May-2025
Permanent - Full time, Mid-level
Job category
Legal
Join our Banking and Financial Services legal team, supporting the Business Banking division, in ensuring that legal and regulatory risk is effectively managed across our lending business.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a Business Banking Lawyer, you will provide advice for lending transactions for business borrowers across a number of industry segments. These transactions are typically documented on standardised internal documents, but you may also be required to work with external lawyers to prepare bespoke loan documentation for larger transactions.

You will be required to assist with transaction structuring, reviewing agreements, drafting advice and responding to queries from teams across the lending business including the sales, credit, marketing, documentation, product and collections teams. You will also be required to support initiatives to grow and scale the lending business, and to participate in regulatory compliance projects and the investigation and reporting of regulatory breaches.

What you offer

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  • 3-5 year’s PQE, with demonstrated experience in financing and security arrangements.
  • Proven drafting skills and attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of the Banking Code of Practice, Design and Distribution Obligations, Corporations legislation, Personal Properties Securities Act and Consumer Data Right legislation would be advantageous but is not essential.
  • Knowledge of insolvency law and property law would be advantageous but is not essential
  • Ability to make sound commercial decisions, with an attentive risk lens
  • Commitment to continually evolve your legal skills and industry knowledge to ensure the delivery of the highest quality legal support to the business.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

About Banking and Financial Services

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Banking and Financial Services is our technology-driven retail bank. You will be part of a team that supports clients to achieve their full potential - whether that’s buying a home, growing a business or investing to manage wealth.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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