Kirsty MacDonald

Experience

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  MacGillivrays Solicitors

  Feb 1999 - Nov 2001

  Solicitor, Property and Commercial
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  Gadens National Mortgage Services Queensland

  Dec 2001 - Oct 2005

  Senior Associate
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  King & Wood Mallesons

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2007

  Solicitor, Financial Services
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  Allen & Overy

  Apr 2007 - May 2008

  Associate, Global Loans
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  Maitland

  Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

  Senior Associate - Legal Advisory, Corporate
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  Bank of Queensland

  Sept 2010 - May 2012

  Corporate Solicitor
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  Gadens National Mortgage Services Queensland

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

  Senior Associate
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  The Terrace Law Firm

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2019

  Lawyer and Director

  Property Law & Conveyancing

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  Great Southern Bank

  Mar 2019 - Sept 2021

  Legal Counsel
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  People's Choice Credit Union

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2023

  Senior Legal Counsel

  Key responsibilities:• providing legal, regulatory and compliance advice on the application of a wide range of legislation, including the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act (Cth), ASIC Act 2001 (Cth), Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth); • providing initial and ongoing advice to project teams, including in relation to the new breach reporting obligations, new digital lending platform and remediation projects;• providing proactive advice to the business to increase regulatory compliance and improve outcomes for customers, for example in relation to advertising campaigns and product initiatives;• providing timely advice in relation to legal queries from various teams throughout the business, including lending, compliance, risk marketing, member response, procurements and branch staff;• supporting and mentoring junior legal counsel;• instructing and managing external counsel to ensure the provision of timely and cost-effective advice. Show less

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  Mutual Marketplace Pty Ltd

  Oct 2023 - now

  Senior Legal Counsel

  Key responsibilities:• drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on a wide range of retail and commercial leases, subleases, disclosure documents, letters of offer, extensions and renewals of leases; • providing timely advice in relation to retail and commercial leasing matters, tenant issues, disputes and workplace safety issues;• advising on statutory compliance matters;• advising on legal strategies to align with risk appetites;• developing and updating template agreements, policies and procedures;• supervising and mentoring junior legal counsel and paralegals;• instructing and managing external counsel to ensure the provision of timely and cost-effective advice. Show less