Legal Officer

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -Environment Protection Authority Full time

**Job Title**: Legal Officer
**Job Grade / Classification**: Environment Officer Class 6
**Salary**:$91,450 to $100,909 - superannuation and leave loading are additional to this salary
**Employment Type**: Ongoing - Full Time (Two on-going positions available in the Litigation Branch) and
Temporary - Full Time up to 24 months (One position available in the Legislation and Legal Advice Branch)

A talent pool from this process may be used to fill additional roles at the same level within the next 18 months.

**Location**: Parramatta / CBD (satellite office) / Flexible work arrangements available

**Environment Protection Authority - Legal Officer**:

- Provide legal advice and conduct high profile litigation regarding important environmental issues
- Engage with key internal and external stakeholders
- Work in a strong team of expert lawyers

The EPA’s Legal Teams are a high performing group of specialist in-house lawyers who prosecute and defend EPA cases in Court and who provide legal advice to the EPA across all areas of its work. The EPA has two ongoing roles and one temporary role available at the Legal Officer (Environment Officer Class 6) level.

**Litigation roles**

Reporting to the Manager Litigation, you will prepare and conduct litigation for the EPA to enforce environmental laws, support the development and administration of environmental legislation and provide training and education to compliance officers.

Key accountabilities include but are not limited to:

- Assist compliance officers to investigate offences, prepare and conduct complex prosecutions and civil enforcement litigation to address contentious, long-term and emergent issues and to enforce and support the administration of environmental legislation.
- Prepare and conduct complex cases defending the administration of environmental laws to maximise positive environmental outcomes.
- Provide high quality legal and policy advice to stakeholders on complex litigation issues to ensure the effective resolution of legal issues.
- Participate in the delivery of legal and investigative education seminars and training programs.
- Develop and maintain cooperative, productive and professional working relationships with key stakeholders.

To be successful, you will be a junior or mid level lawyer, with strong litigation experience. In addition, you will ideally have knowledge in legislation administered by the EPA and legislation relating to criminal and civil enforcement, and also knowledge of environmental principles and practices and exposure to the complexity of the environmental debate. You will have strong attention to detail and excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills and experience in the provision of complex legal advice at a senior level. You must be admitted or immediately eligible to hold a practising certificate in NSW.

**Legislation & Advice roles**

Reporting to the Manager Legislation and Legal Advice, you will provide advice on a range of compliance and regulatory issues, draft legal documentation, participate in legislative reform, and provide training and education.

Key accountabilities include but are not limited to:

- Provide high quality professional research and advice to stakeholders on environment protection, administrative law, machinery of government and agency contract, lease and grant arrangements to assist with the effective resolution of legal issues.
- Draft and review legal documentation.
- Develop relevant and contemporary legislation and contribute to the legislative review program to ensure the achievement of corporate objectives of the EPA, within the framework of the Government agenda.
- Contribute to the development and participate in the delivery of legal education seminars and compliance programs.

To be successful, you will be a junior or mid level lawyer, with strong government, regulatory or environmental law experience. In addition, you will ideally have expertise in legislation administered by the EPA, and also knowledge of environmental principles and practices and exposure to the complexity of the environmental debate. You will have strong attention to detail and excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills. You must be admitted or immediately eligible to hold a practising certificate in NSW.

**Essential Requirements**:
Admitted or immediately eligible to hold a practising certificate in NSW

**Additional Information**

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.
Our background checks may include but are not limited to Reference Checks, National Police Checks, Working with Children and Medical Checks. The background checks will vary depending on the requirements of the role to which you have applied and the work and environments you will be working across.

**To Apply**:

- Attach your resume that sets out your education, work history and o

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