Legal Policy Officer

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 12 months

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $73,842 - $89,661

Occupation: Legal

Reference: VG/DJ2240APR

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- ** 12 month fixed-term opportunity working on high profile legislative projects**:

- **Excellent opportunity for career development in legal policy**:

- **Contribute to a dynamic and busy team**

**About us**

The Courts, Civil and Criminal Law Group (CCCL) supports the Attorney-General and DJCS ministers to deliver criminal and civil law policy responsibilities by providing legal, policy, and reform expertise to DJCS and Justice Ministers. We work collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people-centred.
- We provide legal, policy and reform expertise to the Attorney-General and other Justice Ministers to deliver on their civil law policy responsibilities and the legislative reform program.
- We work collaboratively with key entities across the justice system and the department to ensure policy reform is strategic, relevant, holistic and people-centred.
- We are responsible for human rights and equal opportunity law, guardianship and administration law, elder abuse and policy relating to supported decision-making. We are also responsible for civil law policy, including civil evidence and procedure, torts, open courts, succession law, property, contempt and some coronial policy.

**About the role**

The Legal Policy Officer is responsible for contributing to the co-ordination, research, development, implementation, review and reform of policy and legislation across the Attorney-General's portfolio. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive group and will be provided with a range of training and development opportunities.

**About you**
- A law degree
- Knowledge or experience of processes for developing policy and legislation within a parliamentary system
- Policy skills and experience, or skills and experience in an associated field (for example, in legal practice)
- Effective writing skills to assist with preparing project briefs, cabinet submissions, drafting instructions, and consultation papers.

**How to apply**

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:

- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind _
- impacting_
- children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are _
- impacted_
- by our work._

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