EL1 - Assistant Director, Real Property Lawyer

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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts provided pay range

This range is provided by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

A$122,667.00/yr - A$139,534.00/yr

The opportunity we have available

**This opportunity is considered for the following locations - Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney**

The Legal, Legislation Liaison & Privacy Division is seeking an experienced (EL1 level), dynamic and talented real property lawyer to join our growing legal team.

Reporting to the Principal Lawyer - Real Property (EL2), you will collaborate with other lawyers to deliver practical, strategic and solutions-focused advice as part of a high performing legal team managing a diverse portfolio of real property matters. This is an opportunity to advance your career and gain experience working in the Australian Public Service on high profile matters and with a wide range of stakeholders.

As an EL1 Senior Lawyer, you will build and nurture collaborative client relationships as their trusted legal adviser and have an opportunity to supervise and develop more junior lawyers.

You will be responsible for providing advice on a broad range of real property and leasing matters relating to:

• major infrastructure projects, including air, road and rail;
• support for the administration of offshore non-self-governing Australian territories;
• communication services;
• broader corporate and procurement services for the department; and
• surface transport matters, including aviation, maritime and road transport.

We may establish a merit pool for future vacancies.

What will you do?

Operating under the general direction of the Principal Lawyer - Real Property Commercial, you will contribute to the success of the Commercial Law team by:

• providing proactive, strategic, high quality and solutions-focused advice on a wide variety of complex and significant real property issues and transactions (such as agreements for lease, leases, licences, easements, covenants, contracts for sale) to enable the department to assess legal risks and make sounds decisions on contractual and commercial matters;
• developing and maintaining the department's real property templates and precedents;
• participating in the peer-review and second-counselling of colleagues' legal work and providing guidance to junior members of the Commercial Law team;
• assisting with the efficient and value for money engagement of external legal service providers in accordance with the Legal Services Directions 2017 and other Commonwealth requirements;
• contributing to organisational level continuous improvement and skills/capacity building initiatives, including by delivering internal training to the department on real property related issues from time to time; and
• actively contributing to the division's positive work environment and culture.

We actively support flexible work arrangements in terms of mixed home-based and in office work, upon discussion with the General Counsel, Commercial and Privacy.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate for this position will demonstrate their capability against the Executive level 1 Work level standards.

Our ideal candidate will:

• have broad real property legal practice experience, strong legal skills and sound commercial acumen gained in a law firm, in-house environment or government agency, including:

o advising on, drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of real property arrangements; and

o strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide timely, strategic and high-quality legal advice that enables decision makers to assess risk and make sound decisions on real property matters.

• demonstrate initiative and the ability to proactively manage legal matters and deliver client-focused outcomes
• communicate clearly and persuasively in plain English, both verbally and in writing
• have well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with clients, colleagues and stakeholders
• be able to triage, manage and prioritise their workload
• be a flexible, resilient and strong team player who can work independently and with a geographically dispersed team
• have an appreciation (or ability to quickly acquire an appreciation) of the policy and legislative framework governing the department's real property dealings, including its obligations as a land manager and when undertaking real property procurements and disposals
• strive to continuously improve and develop, including by responding to constructive feedback; and
• have integrity and be committed to practising in accordance with the Statement of Expectations of Australian Government lawyers.

While not a mandatory requirement, given the legal expertise this role requires, we expect many suitable candidates are likely to have at least 3 years relevant post qualification experience.

In addition, the following would be favourably considered:

• some experience in managing real property disputes, including using alternate dispute resolution and/or
• some experience in general commercial legal practice.

Eligibility requirements

Employment with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service Act 1999 including:

• Citizenship: candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of submitting your application.
• Admission as a legal practitioner, however described, of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory and hold, or be eligible to obtain, a practising certificate in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Health Assessment: The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the department's preferred medical provider.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and/or maintain a security clearance at AGSVA Baseline Level. You must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information. You must have lived in Australia, or have a checkable background, for at least the preceding five years for Baseline Vetting clearances. More information on the security clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) website.

Applications for this opportunity close at 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 13 July 2025.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionLegal
• IndustriesGovernment Administration

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