Company description:

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Job description:

• Dynamic and interesting work in an in-house government multidisciplinary legal, litigation and legislation project team to deliver priority regulatory and governance reforms.
• Team-oriented, supportive workplace
• An exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to move into an in-house government role or someone keen to broaden their in-house government experience.

The Legal and Legislation Division partners with groups across DEECA to optimise success, minimise risk and deliver on government objectives through the provision of expert legal advice on department priorities, the development of legislation, and the provision of prosecutions and freedom of information management.

About you:

To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience in providing authoritative, strategic and practical legal advice under broad direction, in at least two or more of the following areas: public law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, natural resources and environmental law and regulation and civil litigation (judicial review).

Experience in contributing to complex regulatory reform projects will be highly regarded.

You are:

• energetic and passionate about delivering results that matter and making a difference, bringing a customer-focused mindset in all that you do, and taking pride in giving effective, valuable support to your organisation
• your technical legal skills are recognised by your peers, colleagues and managers to be of a high standard, and you are willing to utilise these well-honed skills to develop further in this role
• you enjoy being part of an inclusive and team-oriented workplace that is collaborative, professional and engaged.

If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a high performing, welcoming and supportive multidisciplinary legal team, working on interesting and exciting work, we welcome your application

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

• An Australian lawyer, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria), holding or eligible to hold an Australian practising certificate (mandatory).
• Demonstrated ability to provide legal advice under broad direction in at least two of the following key practice areas: public and administrative law (including litigation), natural resources and environment, statutory interpretation, regulation and regulatory reform.
• Experience in contributing to complex regulatory reform projects will be highly regarded.

This is fixed term position available until 30 June 2026. The work location for this position is 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.

To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.

Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the Position Description including the mandatory requirements.

How to Apply:

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Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday 28 September 2025.

All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We are unable to consider email or manual applications at this time.

Other relevant information:

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

A Diverse, Inclusive and Flexible Workplace

DEECA welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and we focus on the essential requirements of the job and being consistent and fair in our treatment of all applicants. We also understand that a balanced life is important to our employees. Talk to us about our flexible options such as working some days from home, starting early or late, working part time, job sharing or accessing paid or unpaid leave.