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Principal Solictor Vi

4 months ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Crown Solicitor's Office- Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000- Req ID: 65242**Principal Solicitor VI - Torts Services**
- **Temporary role for up to 12 months with a possibility of extension or conversion to ongoing**:

- **Based in the Sydney CBD (Martin Place) with flexible working arrangements**:

- **Opportunity to lead a team of legal professionals**

**C**lassification**: Legal Officer Grade VI

**Salary**: $154,840 - $158,102 p.a. (excluding superannuation and leave loading)

**Work type**: Full-Time - 35 hours per week

**About the CSO**

The NSW Crown Solicitors' Office (CSO) provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies. As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, our principal role is to advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner.

We act with integrity and professional independence, guided by the government sector's core values. We are focussed on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. We also provide our people with opportunities to learn, develop and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.

For more information about the CSO, click here.

**About the Role**

As a Principal Solicitor (Legal Officer Grade VI), you will be responsible for assisting the Directors in managing the practice group, including with client and stakeholder engagement and in the identification and implementation of team-wide initiatives which contribute to the achievement of the CSO’s business and people goals. The Torts (Service/Regulatory Agencies) practice group specialises in the defence and settlement of civil claims, with a focus on personal injury and negligence actions against NSW Health and other service agencies. The practice group also represents agencies in coronial inquests.
- all aspects of the conduct of complex medical negligence litigation;
- Regular provision of liability and quantum advice to clients including familiarity with assessment of quantum for insurance reserving purposes;
- Representation of Parties of Sufficient Interest at inquests;
- Supervision of legal practitioners including in the settling of advice and pleadings and the provision of guidance on legal strategy;
- Operating in a commercial environment.

TORTS (Service/regulatory Agencies)

For more information about this role, please click here.

**How to apply**:

- An updated resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role

The selection process may include a range of assessment techniques to assist hiring managers in determining your suitability for the role.

A recruitment pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.

**Closing date**: Sunday, 18 February 2024 (AEST 7:59PM)

**Our commitment to flexible working**:
The CSO has adopted a teams-based approach to flexible working. We recognise that everyone has different needs and preferences, and our flexible work culture allows you to adapt your work routine to suit you. We’re all about flexibility, productivity and driving good client outcomes.

We have generous leave provisions available for our employees that acknowledge individual preferences and responsibilities including:

- Up to 20 days recreation leave and up to 18 days flex leave per annum
- 20 days purchased leave annually
- Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks (14 weeks + 2 bonus weeks) which can be taken flexibly within the first 24 months to support the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child
- Study time up to 4 hours per week

Extended Leave of up to 44 days after 10 years or up to 30.8 days after 7 years of service

**How we support health & wellbeing**:

- We offer an employee assistance program to support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace and in their personal lives, which also extends to family members
- Coaching services are available for people leaders and executives to learn and implement best practices to manage their team’s wellbeing
- We offer an annual Flu Vaccination program
- We provide access to the Fitness Passport program, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to staff and their families

**CSO's commitment to diversity**

At CSO, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce contributes to the success of our organisation and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects our diverse community.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and linguistically diverse people, veterans and other diverse communities.