Principal Legal Advisor

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 36 Months

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $127,467 - $170,579

Occupation: Legal

Reference: VG/DJ0786/DJ9648FEB23

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?
- **Utilise your legal expertise to provide support and advice to the Office of the General Counsel branch.**
- **Fixed term until 31/01/2024, Full-Time**Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 6: $**127,467 - $170,579 **plus superannuation.**

The Consumer Affairs Legal Team (CAV Legal) provides legal services to the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria and initiates legal enforcement responses including initiation of court and disciplinary proceedings. On or about 1 January 2023, CAV Legal will transition into the Department of Government Services.

**About the CAV Legal team and roles**

The CAV Legal team provide legal services across CAV, but primarily to the Regulatory Services Division. That support is provided through the provision of specialist legal advice to investigators prior to and during the course of investigations, preparation of legal briefs and materials to assist in the successful prosecution of defendants and by appearing and conducting litigation in all jurisdictions, including the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Magistrates' Court of Victoria, County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria as well as the Federal Court of Australia. The position also takes a leadership role in project teams conducting sensitive and complex investigations and other compliance and enforcement activities.

**Your Role**
- Provide solutions-based legal and policy advice relevant to Australian Consumer Law, both individually and through leadership and management of a of solicitors.
- Manage a caseload of complex litigation files within the civil and criminal jurisdictions.
- Appear as a solicitor advocate in complex civil, criminal and disciplinary litigation matters on behalf of the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria (the Director).
- Deliver expertise at a statewide specialist level in high quality legal advice, particularly on sensitive and critical enforcement actions within CAV's enforcement framework.
- Support staff in legal aspects of investigations including advice and the preparation of affidavits and statutory notices.
- Provide support and advice to the Director and CAV's Compliance Committee to consider compliance outcomes.
- Support the overall conduct of enforcement actions in a dynamic environment, including coordination of legal action with other federal and state enforcement agencies

**What we are looking for**

For the advertised role, you will need to be legally qualified in Australia and have previous experience in the interpretation of legislation and provision of complex legal advice. Experience in appearing in courts and tribunals and managing the conduct of legal proceedings is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in prosecuting/litigating complex and sensitive criminal and civil law cases in a range of jurisdictions.
- Experience in Managing, leading and professional development of legal practitioners
- Experience managing legal work in a complex environment including liaison with investigators and other state and federal bodies.
- Experience in supporting investigations and in the preparation of and appearances in civil and criminal litigation in complex matters.
- Experience as a solicitor advocate appearing in both criminal and civil jurisdictions.
- Experience in directing legal research and demonstrated ability to develop and direct innovative responses to new and emerging issues.

Qualifications/Requirements
- Completion of a relevant law qualification and admission or eligibility for admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria is mandatory.

**What we offer**

CAV Legal is a friendly, collaborative team who are extremely passionate about what they do. We pride ourselves on being able to provide hi

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