Aps 3 - El 1 (Legal 1) - Legal Officer

4 months ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time

$62,863 - $132,489 (plus Super and BDCP)
- Canberra - ACT

**The Role**
General Counsel - Dispute Resolution and Litigation (GC-DRL) is seeking appropriately qualified, dynamic and motivated lawyers to join the Branch in its Canberra office.

The additional payment is a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP) which enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the rate of salary otherwise payable under the Enterprise Agreement (EA) to some or all of the jobs within a critical occupation(s) or discipline within a workplace.

It may also be ceased should you change positions or the requirement for the BDCP is no longer necessary, as determined by Defence. Should the BDCP be ceased you will be advised and your BDCP additional payment will cease.

**About our Team**
Defence Legal (DL) is a national organisation that provides legal advice and other legal support services to Defence. We draw on the professional talent of our people to pursue excellence in support of Defence operations, command, management and administration.

GC-DRL, within DL, provides strategic legal advice on all litigation and dispute resolution, on behalf of Defence. GC-DRL is an integrated team of APS lawyers, paralegals, contracted lawyers and administrative staff. The team works on significant litigation matters and regularly works to Court deadlines. Some of the main streams of work in GC-DRL are:

- Managing claims against the Commonwealth including inquests, contractual disputes, commercial claims, personal injury claims, work health and safety matters (including prosecutions), judicial review challenges, debt recovery actions and compensation claims.
- Responding to court orders such as subpoenas and summonses, legislative requests and police requests and search warrants.
- Managing common law compensation claims relating to alleged historic abuse.
- Managing litigated and non-litigated claims relating to Defence’s historic use of aqueous film forming foam containing per
- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.
- Be a motivated self-starter
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be willing to grow and develop in the role and/or to learn new skills to support the work of the Branch
- Be a team player, and positively contribute to the work of the team.
- Have good attention to detail.
- Be flexible and adaptable to changing work priorities.

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