Managing Lawyer, Litigation & Critical Response, Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney CBD + flexible/hyrbid working options available

Role: Managing Lawyer, Litigation & Critical Response
Location: Based principally in Sydney CBD, flexible working options available
Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12
Salary Range: $145,378 - $168,130+ plus superannuation
Employment Type: Ongoing, Full-Time

A career defining opportunity is available for a litigation and inquiries lawyer to manage litigation and inquiries and other investigations on behalf of the Department.

The Department of Customer Service Legal team supports a range of entities including Service NSW, Revenue NSW, Digital.NSW, Fair Trading, the Telco Authority, SafeWork the Building Commission NSW, Births, Deaths and Marriages, and the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).

As the Managing Lawyer, Litigation & Critical Response, (Grade 11/12) you will lead and manage litigation, inquiries, and document production responses on behalf of the Department. You will also support the General Counsel of the Department on other matters requiring critical responses as they arise from time to time.

You will be working in an interesting and fast paced regulatory environment, joining a passionate and motivated group of professionals providing independent, professional legal advice and legal services on a broad range of matters.

• Remuneration of $145,378 - $168,130+ super & leave loading, commensurate with experience.
• Based principally in Sydney CBD
• A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.

The person in this role will need to:

• Manage a diverse, multidisciplinary team creating a culture of accountability and contribution to the overall performance of the team with a focus on the customer within a complex regulatory environment.
• Provide accurate, timely and clear legal advice to Senior Executives on investigations and response strategy including; statutory interpretation, legal research, legal drafting, prosecution, and advocacy, to support achievement of business objectives.
• Identify and report on emerging and significant legal issues that may impact the business or on matters presenting reputational risk, and recommend appropriate solutions for resolution of those matters to proactively minimise risk and maximise opportunity in a timely fashion.

To be successful in this role it is essential that you are a motivated and effective communicator with great initiative, who can work with diverse clients, other lawyers, and can manage competing deadlines and priorities. You will also be adept at creating and fostering high-performing teams.

About You:

• You will hold Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree qualification and have relevant post qualification experience as a lawyer.
• You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and hold a current unrestricted practising certificate as a lawyer.
• You will have strong analytical ability, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills including strong negotiation, advocacy and stakeholder management capability.
• You have an ability to provide quality independent legal advice and can confidently manage legal risk prioritising time sensitive matters, handling large volumes of work and managing deadlines.
• You will have experience in managing litigation, responses to inquiries and investigations.

Experience in working for government departments/agencies as an external adviser or inhouse lawyer would be desirable.

What we need from you:
To start your journey towards becoming our Managing Lawyer, Litigation & Critical Response, please submit a covering letter (maximum two pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than three pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position. In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.

In your cover letter, please share your motivation for applying for this position. A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.

Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $145,378 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via [email protected].

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Closing Date: 10am Monday 14th April

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