About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain valuable experience working as a Police Lawyer in Victoria Police's Legal Services Department (LSD).

Victoria Police's LSD provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts and the Victorian Community. Positioned within the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division, the Counter Terrorism Legal Unit (CTLU) is a specialised team of legally qualified sworn and VPS members who provide professional and timely legal services to Counter Terrorism Command (CTC). The CTLU's main function is to support the Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) to provide an effective response to terrorism incidents through the application of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 (Vic) and other Acts. Duties may include providing expert legal advice on a broad range of matters, facilitating training with stakeholders, legal policy and legislative reform, and delivering operational legal support to investigators. As the successful applicant, you will undertake a wide range of duties in support of these functions.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Providing operational legal support to investigators and other members of CTC
• Assisting in the preparation of legal advice in connection with but not limited to, the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 (Vic), Surveillances Devices Act (Vic) & (Cth) and the Crimes Act (Vic) & (Cth)
• Assist preparing legislative reform and legal policy documents
• Assist instructing counsel for written advice and/or appearance at court
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders on various CT related matters
• Organise and facilitate professional legal training seminars

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form
• Well-developed liaison and organisation skills
• Sound legal research skills
• Willingness to deliver presentations and training
• Ability to work under limited supervision and within a small team in a professional and mature environment
• Flexibility to work overtime when required or be recalled to duty

Requirements and relevant information:

• One (1) x full-time, fixed-term position until 30 June 2027 is available.
• The salary range for a VPS3 role is $79,122 to $96,073 (covering salary ranges VPSG3.1 and VPSG3.2). Although it is standard practice for selected candidates to commence at the base of the salary range, genuine consideration will be given to a commencement salary within the available range that is commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills and experiences. This will be subject to negotiations with the Hiring Manager in the course of the selection process and may include the provision of evidence of a higher income and/or supporting documentation (as required).
• This position is located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo National Security Vetting, achieve and maintain a security classification as determined by the Department Head. To achieve this, applicants must be an Australian Citizen.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
• As a member of the Legal Services Department you will be located, on selection, at a specific office within a Division for a particular advertised opportunity. However, given occasional legal service demand issues you may be required at times to undertake varied work within the Department. This supports the Departments commitment to a flexible and deployable legal workforce and professional development opportunities in a range of legal domains.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form - the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement.

Applications close midnight, Thursday 4 September 2025.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms; Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

For further information, please contact: Grant Carr on (03) 8533 1030 or [email protected]. No recruitment agencies please.

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email [email protected] or on (03) 8335 6004.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.

Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people. We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.

In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria as we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.

We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work."

If after reading this, you're not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click the apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.

Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps