Corporate Counsel

• Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people 
• Work with experienced and skilled colleagues who support and inspire one another to achieve collective success 
•  Enjoy benefits such as discounted insurance, health and well-being programs, and a range of employee benefits to support your lifestyle

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. 

This role plays a vital part in helping TAL protect what matters most for our customers by providing trusted legal guidance that enables sound, ethical and commercially confident decisions across the business. As part of our legal team, you’ll help navigate complexity, support sustainable growth and ensure TAL continues to meet its regulatory and community responsibilities. Your expertise helps create a strong foundation for how we operate, empowering teams to do the right thing and deliver meaningful outcomes for customers when they need us most.

In this role you will:

 

• Resolve complex disputes and litigation to protect customer, commercial and regulatory outcomes
• Provide proactive legal advice that supports confident decision‑making across claims and underwriting
• Guide regulatory and code compliance to strengthen customer fairness and business integrity
• Support effective dispute resolution by advising internal resolution teams on sound legal outcomes
• Build trusted partnerships with business stakeholders to embed legal insight early and effectively
• Contribute legal expertise across teams to support clear, compliant product and commercial documentation

• Bring solid post‑admission legal experience (around 3+ years) applying commercial and regulatory law in practice
• Offer practical knowledge of insurance or financial services, with insight into regulated environments
• Apply a strong foundation in insurance law to support fair, compliant customer outcomes
• Communicate clearly and confidently, building trust with stakeholders across legal and business teams
• Collaborate effectively, contributing positively within a team‑based, values‑led culture
• Stay organised and adaptable, managing priorities with energy and accountability

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 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 with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.  

• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—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.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.