Legal Advisor & Senior Legal Advisor

Full Job Description

There are multiple exciting opportunities to join a high-performing legal team in a central agency, which advises on a variety of commercial and regulatory legal matters across VPS3, VPS4 and VPS5 levels.

About us

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is responsible for providing in-house legal services across the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) and to the Attorney-General, as First Law Officer, and other DJCS portfolio Ministers. OGC supports a variety of policy and frontline service delivery functions for clients including Corrections Victoria, Youth Justice, Aboriginal Justice, Emergency Management, and Gaming and Liquor.

OGC brings together lawyers from varied career paths doing interesting and impactful work. This fosters a unique environment to learn and grow.

The Commercial & Regulatory team (C&R) in OGC has a fast-paced and dynamic multi-disciplinary

legal practice. We advise on:

• critical commercial matters for government, including in the areas of procurement, infrastructure, ICT, property and construction, and support clients to manage performance issues and disputes with service providers; and
• a variety of contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters (including disputes, investigations, and advisory work) spanning employment and OHS matters, sensitive integrity body investigations, WorkSafe and other inquiries, and disputed or high-risk freedom of information (FOI) and privacy matters.

About the roles

The successful candidates must possess the ability to provide clear and concise research and advice on complex legal matters arising in the operation of government in commercial and regulatory matters and projects. This includes helping identify, analyse and interpret issues and providing overall support to our senior lawyers.

This support will entail commercial and regulatory matters, incorporating procurement, infrastructure, IT, construction, employment and OHS matters, integrity body investigations, inquiries, and FOI litigation and privacy matters.

There may also be opportunities for the candidate to work across the broader OGC team.

Qualifications

Applicants must be admitted as a legal practitioner in the state of Victoria.

VPS Grade 3: Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory

Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity - VPS Grade 3: $74,580 - $90,558 plus superannuation

Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory | Melbourne - CBD | Vacancies - Careers.vic.gov.au

VPS Grade 4: Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory

Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity - VPS Grade 4: $92,332 - $104,762 plus superannuation

Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory | Melbourne - CBD | Vacancies - Careers.vic.gov.au

VPS Grade 5: Senior Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory

2x Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity - VPS Grade 5: $106,534 - $128,897 plus superannuation

Senior Legal Adviser, Commercial & Regulatory | Melbourne - CBD | Vacancies - Careers.vic.gov.au

How to apply

Please click the link above. Applications should include a resume and covering letter.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

• For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
• For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Friday 10 May 2024