[Urgent] Senior Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia Workplace Express Full time

Eligibility

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) requires Australian citizenship as a condition of engagement.

To be eligible for employment with the Commission, the successful applicant must undergo and satisfy a National Police Check.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Lawyer with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant post-admission legal experience to join our Legal Services team to advise on a range of legal matters, working in a dynamic and cohesive environment.

Working under limited direction from the Director, Legal Services or Senior Legal Counsel, you will use your professional knowledge and experience to contribute to the delivery of the team’s services by providing high quality legal advice and assistance on a range of corporate, government and commercial legal matters.

As a Senior Lawyer, you will have a thorough understanding of, and an ability to advise on, privacy and Freedom Of Information (FOI) law, administrative law and the Commonwealth’s governance, risk management and financial frameworks. You will actively manage competing requests and demands and invest in knowledge sharing. You will also work collaboratively with stakeholders, proactively contribute to process improvement and behave with integrity, enabling you to build trust and communicate with influence

Duties

- Provide authoritative, practical and impartial legal advice and assistance to the Commission’s Executive team and staff on a range of corporate, administrative, litigation, workplace relations issues, and matters relating to the Commission’s tribunal operations.
- Manage issues surrounding the collection, management, use and disclosure of personal information under the Privacy Act including:

- advising on and promoting awareness of compliant information privacy practices; and

- acting as one of the Commission’s Privacy Officers and a member of its Data Breach Response Team.

- Provide advice and assistance in relation to FOI matters, including issuing decisions on internal review.
- Draft and review Commission policies, procedures, forms, resource materials, contracts and other legal documents for internal and external use or publication.
- Provide leadership within the team, including developing, coaching and mentoring staff.
- Build and maintain constructive working relationships and work collaboratively with other Branches to ensure high quality support and services are provided to the Commission’s Executive and staff.
- Other duties as directed by the Director, Legal Services.

How to Apply

Your application must consist of the following two requirements:

- A statement of claim of no more than 800 words, outlining your skills and/or experience relevant to the advertised role using the ‘Our ideal candidate’ section as your basis.
- A resume detailing your employment history relevant to this position and details of at least two recent referees.

For further information about our ideal candidate and how to apply for this role, please visit the Fair Work Commission careers page. All applications must be submitted through the Fair Work Commission's e-Recruitment system by Sunday 5 October 2025 no later than 11:45PM AEDT.

If you have questions regarding this role, please contact Jane Ferry on jane.ferry@fwc.gov.au or (02) 6152 2909 or send an email to the Recruitment Team at recruitment@fwc.gov.au

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