Senior Solicitor
4 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Solicitor - Corporate to join our team at the State Government of Victoria, Australia. As a key member of our legal team, you will provide expert legal advice and support to our organization on all commercial and corporate legal matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide timely, practical, and high-quality legal advice and support to all divisions of the organization in relation to:
- Corporate and governance matters, including commercial negotiations, procurement processes, drafting privacy impact assessments;
- Information security and privacy related issues, including privacy and data protection, information sharing, legislative compliance, and Victorian public sector governance requirements.
- Administer and keep current the organization's template contract documents and supporting guidance materials.
- Work with our learning and development team to develop and deliver training to our staff on relevant matters such as contract management, governance, and privacy.
- Draft briefing memorandums and reports to inform management/executive decision making.
- Brief external law firms in relation to specific legal issues/advice, including preparation of briefing and source documents, leading conferences, and briefing internal stakeholders on advice.
Requirements:
- Tertiary qualification in Law and admission to practice as an Australian Lawyer.
- Hold or be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate in Victoria.
- A strong commercial law background, with relevant experience in a commercial law firm or in-house role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within tight timeframes managing multiple priorities.
- Autonomous and solutions-focused self-starter who can work with minimal supervision to ensure work is prioritized and actioned to meet business needs.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate with senior executives and staff at all levels, and to maintain collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal advice in a practical and easily understood manner, and to provide written and verbal briefings to our senior leaders and executive leaders in order to support decision-making.
- Experience working within the Victorian public sector is desired.
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating IT contracts is desired.
- Experience advising on privacy and data security issues is desired.
- Understanding of the role and functions of a regulator and associated legal risks is desired.
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