About Crown Law
As the in-house law firm for the Queensland Government, Crown Law offers a truly unique and rewarding opportunity to provide integrated legal services that directly impact the State and its people. You’ll join a team trusted to advise on some of the state’s most complex and high-profile legal matters.

About the Role
Crown Law's Commercial and Property team provides expert legal services on a wide range of commercial and governmental matters, including procurement, government funding, legislative compliance and corporate governance matters.

As Special Counsel, you will primarily deliver advisory work (approximately 80%) on a variety of commercial and governmental matters, including government contracts, legislative compliance, information privacy and corporate governance matters. You will also draft tailored funding agreements, inter-governmental agreements, and commercial arrangements. You will be a member of a multidisciplinary team including experts in property, planning and environment and intellectual property law, and contribute to mentoring staff and fostering a collaborative culture. Flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, are available.

Skills and Experience
To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• advising on legislative compliance, information privacy or corporate governance;
• drafting commercial contracts;
• drafting and advising on government funding agreements;

• Admission as a legal practitioner in Queensland (or eligibility for admission).
• Minimum 8 years post-admission experience in commercial law, with demonstrated strengths in advisory work.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:
  
• Strong knowledge of governance, compliance, and public sector frameworks.
• The ability to manage complex and sensitive matters independently.
• A background in either government legal teams or private practice with public sector clients is welcomed.

Why Join Crown Law?
Crown Law offers a career that is intellectually stimulating, personally rewarding, and supportive of your work-life balance.

Here's what you can expect:

• A permanent, flexible Queensland public sector role.
• 6 hour billable hour target.
• Challenging, high-profile advisory work.
• WFH and flexible work arrangements, including a 36.25-hour work week and part-time options.
• Salary package: $166,623 - $174,339 plus leave loading and 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Access to professional development programs, secondment opportunities, and leadership training.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and respect.
• A focus on staff well-being, with strategies to support resilience in managing complex or sensitive matters.

How to Apply
To view the full role description and apply, visit:

https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=223068407

OR contact Georgina See or Bianca Davies on (07) 3221 1229, or via email at: [email protected].

Submitting Your Application via SmartJobs
Please use the ‘apply online' facility and create a “My SmartJob” account to submit your application.

Law Staff has been exclusively retained to recruit for this role. All third-party applications will be forwarded to Law Staff for consideration in the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.