Legal Knowledge Manager

2 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Australian Government Full time
Ongoing opportunity (Executive Level 2)

  • Fulltime
  • Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Adelaide
An opportunity exists for a Knowledge Manager in our Practice Services Team in an ongoing capacity.

About us
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) is the Australian Government's central legal practice and part of the Attorney-General's Department.

AGS helps Commonwealth clients to manage complex and precedential legal issues, navigate new challenges and find solutions which deliver the best outcomes for Australia.

We are a self-funded legal practice and compete for our work.

AGS is unique. AGS is dedicated to the national interest and is a trusted advisor to Government.

AGS is innovative. Drawing on an exceptional depth of experience and expertise, we assist the Australian Government in the development and implementation of solutions to legal issues that have national importance.

AGS is diverse. With offices in every capital city and a team of 680 staff, including over 470 lawyers, we work in more than 40 different areas of law related to government.

About the role

The Practice Services team is a small team that works collaboratively with AGS's 3 legal practice areas and has responsibility for a diverse range of work including managing AGS's outpost practice, pro bono practice, induction and internal training programs, knowledge management framework (including its Legal Opinions Database and library) and graduate program.


The Knowledge Manager role supports the National Manager Practice Services and works collaboratively with the Australian Government Solicitor, the National Practice Manager, AGS National Leaders and Managers and AGS lawyers.


In this role you will:
- develop and coordinate AGS's national knowledge management processes
- make recommendations on the technical architecture required to meet AGS's knowledge management requirements
- lead the utilisation of artificial intelligence systems to support knowledge management
- work closely with AGS's 3 legal practice areas to ensure consistency in the development of knowledge resources
- under broad direction and with mínimal supervision, develop and maintain precedent documents and other knowledge assets as required by the legal practice areas
- monitor new developments relevant to knowledge management and provide advice to senior management
- enhance the knowledge management capability and provide expertise and technical knowledge across a range of knowledge management platforms and activities
- lead innovation solutions and continuous improvement relevant to knowledge management including in relation to systems, change management, communications, training, analytics and strategy.

For further information about the requirements of this role, please refer to the role description available below.

About you

To succeed in this role, you should have:

  • significant experience (generally 7 years or more) as a practising lawyer and/or a knowledge manager
- experience in, or ability to quickly learn, current and emerging technology and how it relates to legal practice
- excellent drafting and analytical skills
- strong organisational and communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities; and
- experience working in knowledge management in a legal practice, as well as experience across a range of legal practice areas, particularly in the area of Commonwealth/Government law would be highly beneficial.

To apply


To apply, please click the "Begin" button and ensure that you upload a 1-2 page cover letter along with a copy of your CV.

Applications close at 5:00pm (AEST) on Monday 20 May 2024.

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