Junior Lawyer

Build your legal career in a dynamic and growing business where your work genuinely makes an impact. 

At Community Broker Network (CBN), we're looking for a Junior Lawyer to join our Legal & Governance team. Reporting to the Head of Legal & Governance, you'll play a key role in supporting legal, governance and compliance activities across the business, helping to manage risk, strengthen regulatory compliance, and contribute to best-practice legal outcomes. 

🔷 About Community Broker Network (CBN) 

At Community Broker Network, we’re not just supporting insurance businesses - we’re shaping the future of the industry. As Australia’s largest network of general insurance authorised representatives, we empower over 300 businesses and 1,000 employees across the country. 

Our team offers market access, technology, education, marketing, HR, business advice, and more, supporting brokers from Perth to Cairns. 

We’re a certified Great Place to Work with an incredible culture, and a genuine commitment to helping our people grow. 

Our values: 

🔹 We Listen (Understand)  

🔹 We Achieve (Accomplish)  

🔹 We Are One (Together) 

🔷 Purpose of the Role 

Reporting to the Head of Legal & Governance, the Junior Lawyer will support the delivery of practical legal, governance and compliance assistance across CBN. This role will contribute to best-practice legal outcomes, effective risk management and strong regulatory compliance, while working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers as required. 

✨ What You’ll Do 

In this role, you will support a broad range of legal, governance and compliance activities, including: 

• Reviewing, drafting and administering commercial agreements, including NDAs, supplier agreements and service contracts.  
• Conducting legal research and preparing clear summaries, advice notes and briefing papers for internal stakeholders.  
• Supporting day-to-day legal matters and assisting with the coordination of external legal advisers.  
• Maintaining governance registers, policies and procedures.  
• Assisting with Board and Committee papers, agendas and company secretarial activities.  
• Supporting compliance with AFSL and other regulatory obligations relevant to CBN.  
• Assisting with dispute and claims matters, including liaising with insurers and external counsel where required.  
• Identifying opportunities to improve templates, precedents and Legal & Governance processes.  

💡 What You’ll Bring 

You’ll be practical, organised and eager to continue building your legal career in a supportive in-house environment. You’ll also bring: 

• A law degree and post-graduate legal experience, either in-house or otherwise.  
• Exposure to commercial contracts, legal research, policies, procedures and registers.  
• Experience supporting a legal, governance, company secretarial or compliance function.  
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear advice notes and briefing papers.  
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing agreements, registers, policies and records.  
• Sound judgement, discretion and the ability to escalate legal, governance or compliance matters appropriately.  
• Confidence working with internal stakeholders and external advisers.  
• Experience in financial services, insurance, AFSL compliance or another regulated environment would be highly regarded. 

🔷 Our Awesome Benefits! 

At CBN, we genuinely care about our people - and it shows. Here’s what you’ll enjoy: 

🏆 Great Place to Work certified 

🌟 Hybrid working flexibility - 3 days in the office, 2 days at home  

🧘 Wellbeing allowance  

🥰 Mental health days & birthday leave  

💰 Competitive salaries  

📚 Study support & professional development opportunities 

💫 Incentive & bonus plan 

👶 Paid parental leave  

❤️ Salary continuance benefit  

✈️ Travel and cyber insurance discounts 

👏 Regular team events and cultural activities  

😍 Extra perks like health insurance discounts, retail offers, and more!

🔷 Ready to Join Us? 

If you’re looking to grow your legal career and contribute to a business where your work genuinely makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.