What you will be doing:
• Providing and ensuring the provision of superior level strategic, independent and professional legal advice and documentation to all levels of the department on employment law, commercial law and/or administrative law matters, with a focus on employment law matters, often of a complex and sensitive nature.
• Providing superior level independent advice regarding dispute resolution and the management of litigation matters relating to employment law, on behalf of the department and the State.
• Maintaining a superior level of knowledge of contemporary issues impacting on employment, commercial and administrative law matters and their relationship with relevant government objectives, policies and initiatives.
• Liaising and negotiating with relevant internal and external stakeholders on legal matters affecting the operations of the department, including when dealing with conflicting views and priorities.
• The role may involve, from time to time, advising on the development of legislation, review of discussion papers and policy papers, working as part of a broader team on projects, and guiding the department about the implications of certain policy positions.
• Informally guiding and assisting with the development of more junior lawyers and working collaboratively with administrative support staff.
• Other duties as directed.

The skills you will need include being able to:
• Demonstrate accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and transparency.
• Maintain a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.
• Make considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context.
• Build and sustain relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer focused outcomes.
• Foster an inclusive workplace where health, safety and wellbeing is promoted and prioritised.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in contemporary employment, commercial and/or administrative law, with a focus on employment law, with demonstrated high level ability to consider the ramifications of a wide range of issues, anticipate priorities and break through problems. A strong background in government legal practice, or advising government agencies, will be viewed favourably.
• Superior communication and relationship management skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into succinct, practical options and advice.
• Be agile and resilient in a complex and changing environment.

Mandatory Requirement
• Been admitted or be eligible for immediate admission as a legal practitioner by the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.