Senior Solicitor, Litigation and External Review

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/022941AB

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is focused on growing Victoria’s prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy and increasing participation – by creating more opportunities for people through skills and jobs; helping businesses and industries to thrive; and building vibrant communities and regions. For more information, see the DJSIR Strategic Plan 2023-2027.

Established on 1 January 2023, our work spans numerous portfolios, supporting departmental ministers and operating across metropolitan, regional and international offices. We oversee various public entities, including public corporations, regulatory authorities and specialist boards.

Our values are accountability, integrity and respect, and underpin everything we do. For more information about the department, please visit our website: www.DJSIR.vic.gov.au.

Senior Solicitor, Litigation and External Review

- Salary: $113,022 - $124,884 (Plus superannuation)

- Fixed Term position up to 12 months

- Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)

- Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available)

The Role

As a Senior Solicitor, Litigation and External Review, you will undertake a wide variety of work across the Public and Administrative Law Unit at an advanced level, including advising on and developing legislation, regulations and instruments, delivering advice on public law and administrative matters and managing and advising on disputes, litigation and external review matters.

You will also undertake high level research and analysis of complex legal, legislative and policy issues, and will prepare reports, briefs and correspondence on those issues at an advanced level. The role also involves advising on administrative law and public law matters for a diverse client group including regional staff, policy officers and administrative decision makers.

Key accountabilities include

- Provide legal advice and undertake research and analysis on complex and sensitive legal issues and proposals.

- Convey advanced legal concepts and advice to peers and stakeholders.

- Apply advanced theoretical and practical legal expertise in the development of complex advice.

- Manage a range of legal matters and projects under limited direction.

- Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The Team

The position of Senior Solicitor, Litigation and External Review will work within Legal and Legislation Branch, which sits within Corporate Services Group.

The Legal and Legislation Branch is the centralised provider of legal services to the Department. It supports the Department's strategic priorities by partnering with our client areas and delivering quality legal advice, dispute management, legislation development and commercial legal services.

We provide practical and solutions focused legal services that appropriately manage risk, so that we assist our clients to achieve their strategic outcomes.

We do this by engaging with our client areas and fostering strong relationships so that we better understand our clients' context and needs as well as the strategic objectives of the Department.

We provide legal advice on statutory decision making, Commonwealth-State constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, administrative law, negotiation and drafting of commercial and other agreements, review of contracting and grant arrangements, advice on dispute resolution and management of litigation. We also manage FOI functions for the department and its Ministers and provide advice on privacy and the management of personal information.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:

- Advanced knowledge and understanding of public law principles or litigation, including legislative processes, interpretation of primary and subordinate legislation, constitutional and administrative law.

- Research, conceptual and analytical skills and proven ability to provide advice on complex and sensitive legal, legislative and policy matters.

- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional and collaborative working relationships across the Department.

- Demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively with minimal supervision and in a team environment, and to plan and prioritise tasks and manage strict timelines.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Sarah Mauriks, Managing Principal Solicitor, Litigation and Dispute Resolution via email sarah.mauriks@ecodev.vic.gov.au

The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Recruitment Team on 0472875685, or via email atrecruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line. For additional contact details for our team please review the attached Position Description, located under Job Attachments in the right hand menu.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your Resume and a Cover Letter outlining your interest in the position.

Applications close at 23:59pm on Thursday, 13 November 2025.

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