Corporate Counsel - Fixed Term Contract

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.

At TAL, our Legal team plays a vital role in helping us deliver confidence and care to our customers when they need it most. As a Legal Counsel, you’ll provide trusted advice that supports informed decision making across the business, helping navigate complex challenges while ensuring we meet our legal and regulatory obligations. Working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, you’ll contribute to meaningful outcomes that protect our customers, strengthen our business, and support TAL’s purpose of helping Australians live a life filled with choices, options and freedoms.

• Provide trusted legal advice that enables confident, customer-focused business decisions.
• Navigate complex disputes and complaints to protect customer outcomes and TAL’s interests.
• Partner with Claims and Underwriting teams to manage legal risk and achieve business objectives.
• Strengthen regulatory compliance through expert guidance on industry obligations and standards.
• Build legal capability across the business through practical coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver clear, commercially focused legal solutions and advice.

• Admitted to practise law in Australia, with 3+ years’ post qualification experience.
• Experience providing legal advice within financial services or another regulated environment.
• Knowledge of insurance law and the regulatory landscape relevant to customer outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in law and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach to partnering across teams.
• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our [Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan]( 
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us [here.](mailto:View email address on decentrajobs.com)—we’re here to support you. 

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.