Principal Legal Officer

2 months ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Government -Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade Full time

**Principal Legal Officer**
- Join the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
- Clerk Grade 11/12 with starting salary of $134,411 per annum
- Ongoing role based in Sydney or Regional NSW

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join the Legal team supporting the Hospitality and Racing portfolio within the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT). As the Principal Legal Officer, you will provide legal advice across a range of legislation administered by the Department including legislative interpretation and review, the conduct of legislative projects, and administrative law.

The Principal Legal Officer has autonomy in their role and may supervise and mentor other members of the team.

**About You**

We are looking for a qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate. You are diligent and have the ability to build and maintain diverse stakeholder relationships to ensure high quality advice is provided across a broad range of issues in line with the Department of Enterprise Investment and Trade and NSW Government policy, and statutory and legislative requirements.

You have demonstrated professional experience in one or more of the following areas: commercial law, administrative law, regulation and prosecution or statutory interpretation. You possess the ability to navigate a changing space with new legislation and strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

You enjoy working in a collaborative team environment delivering high quality work on a broad range of objectives.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To learn more about the role, please view the Role Description here.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date: Monday, 3 April 2023 **[10am]**

Clerk Grade 11/12 $134,411 - $155,445 per annum plus leave loading and 10.5% superannuation.

**Working at the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade**

The new Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) drives the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s commitment to economic transformation.

Growing investment and creating new jobs throughout NSW, DEIT brings together enterprise and trade, tourism and hospitality, sports, and the arts to ensure NSW is the best place in the world to live, work, invest, visit, study, grow and play.

DEIT propels the delivery of investment, business, and lifestyle opportunities, by attracting and supporting innovative and prosperous industries and helping NSW business go global.
- 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._
- We are open to this role being primarily based in Regional NSW, with some travel to our Sydney based offices, as required._



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