Senior Lawyer Litigation, Ongoing and Temporary positions available, based in Sydney CBD

Role: Senior Lawyer Litigation
Location: Sydney CBD (Haymarket), hybrid working options available
Grade: Clerk Grade 09/10
Salary Range: $125,693 - $138,510+ super, commensurate with experience
Employment Type: Multiple positions available - both ongoing and temporary opportunities

An exciting ongoing opportunity for a Senior Lawyer Litigation (Grade 9/10) has become available within the litigation stream of our Department of Customer Service (DCS) Legal Division. This is a great opportunity to work for a regulator in regulatory prosecutions, civil enforcement, and administrative reviews.

As a Senior Lawyer Litigation, (Grade 09/10) the role will principally work in prosecutions and administrative review litigation providing legal services in support of our SafeWork NSW business.

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

This is an ongoing full-time employment opportunity. A talent pool may be created for future opportunities

• Remuneration of $125,693 - $138,510+ super & leave loading, commensurate with experience.
• Based in Sydney CBD (Haymarket) with flexible arrangements available.

The person in this role will need to:

• Provide clear, concise legal advice and legal representation across a range of areas involving prosecutions and litigation to ensure effective administration of and compliance with law by the organisation.
• Undertake litigation and brief counsel where appropriate to ensure the provision of effective legal representation on behalf of the organisation.
• Analyse and interpret legislation and evidence; draft documents including advice, court pleadings, statement of facts, and submissions, briefing notes and correspondence to facilitate appropriate legal outcomes.
• Liaise with clients and other stakeholders on the legal aspects of breaches of legislation and on litigation of matters before the courts or tribunals and assist in developing and providing guidance or training material to the business to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

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.

About You:

• You will hold Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree qualification and have relevant post qualification experience as a litigation lawyer.
• You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and hold a current practising certificate.
• You will be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of two or more of the following: regulatory prosecutions, criminal law, work health and safety law, administrative law and NSW Court and tribunal practice and procedure
• 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 are able to confidently manage legal risk prioritising time sensitive matters, handling large volumes of work and managing deadlines.

What we need from you:
To start your journey towards becoming one of our Senior Litigation Lawyers, please submit a covering letter (maximum two pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than five 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.

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $125,693 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 Thursday 19th June

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