
Managing Lawyer, Advisory
4 weeks ago
Managing Lawyer, Advisory
Ongoing opportunities, based in Sydney CBD + hybrid options
Location : Based principally in Sydney CBD (McKell) near Central Station, with hybrid working arrangements available.
Grade : Clerk Grade 11 / 12
Salary Range : Base $149,739 - $173,174 per annum plus super
Employment Type : Multiple opportunities, ongoing, Full-Time
Are you a senior legal professional with a passion for public law, legislative reform, and strategic advisory work?
Exciting opportunities are available as a Managing Lawyer in the Advisory stream within the Department of Customer Service (DCS) Legal Division.
The DCS Legal team supports various agencies including Service NSW, Revenue NSW, Digital.NSW, NSW Fair Trading, NSW Telco Authority, SafeWork NSW, the Building Commission NSW, Births, Deaths and Marriages, and the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).
Reporting to either the Assistant General Counsel Legislation & Advice or the Assistant General Counsel Regulator Advisory, our Managing Lawyers lead and manage a team of lawyers providing independent, accurate, and timely legal services to support the agency's strategic, operational, and legislative priorities.
You will work in a dynamic regulatory environment, providing legal advisory services on a broad range of matters, leveraging your expertise in statutory interpretation, administrative law, and legal frameworks underpinning government operations.
To succeed, you should be a motivated and effective communicator with great initiative, capable of working with diverse clients and managing competing deadlines. You should also be skilled at fostering high-performing teams.
The person in this role will need to :- Provide operational management of a team of advisory lawyers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and development.
- Offer guidance on statutory interpretation, legislative reform, administrative law, and legal frameworks, utilizing your extensive experience.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across legislative projects to ensure legal compliance, governance, and strategic objectives are met.
- Deliver legal services in a complex environment, providing practical, risk-based legal advice on diverse issues.
- You will hold a Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and have relevant post-qualification experience.
- You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW and hold a current NSW Practising Certificate.
- You possess strong analytical, negotiation, advocacy, and stakeholder management skills.
- You can manage legal risks, handle large volumes of work, and meet deadlines.
- You have experience in managing and developing legal teams, preferably within government.
To apply, submit a cover letter (max two pages) and a resume (max five pages) detailing your skills and experience relevant to this role. Include your motivation for applying.
A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.
For recruitment enquiries, contact Sandy Anderson at
Visit the Capability Application Tool for practice questions and interview preparation.
Closing Date : Monday 28th July 2025 @ 10am
Salary Grade 11 / 12, with a starting base salary of $149,739 plus superannuation.
Click here to access the Role Description. For enquiries, contact Sandy Anderson at
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