Senior Government Lawyer

3 days ago


Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

About the role

The Workplace Relations Legal Division is led by the Chief Counsel. The division works closely with policy divisions in the WR Group to provide legal advice about workplace relations matters to Government. The division also provides legal advice to government on workplace relations legislative reform options, liaising with Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) about the drafting of legislation and providing support to the Minister during the Parliamentary phases of the legislation process. The division also provides advice to the Minister on possible ministerial intervention in legal matters and managing those interventions to ensure the Minister puts forward clear, well-argued submissions to the relevant court or tribunal.

About you

We are looking for people with a broad range of skills and abilities. Desired skills include:

  1. Experience in managing teams and providing leadership in the workplace
  2. Strong legal analytical and problem-solving skills
  3. Experience in leading legislation development
  4. Ability to clearly explain complex concepts, ideas and arguments to a range of audiences
  5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  6. Strong interpersonal skills, including good judgement and resilience
  7. Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships
  8. Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with others
  9. Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment
  10. Experience in providing legal advice on aspects of workplace relations law, work health and safety and/or workers' compensation
Applications

To find out more about the role and to apply for the position, please visit our website.

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