Legal Officer

4 days ago

Parramatta, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Corporate
- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
- Req ID: 72263
- **Exciting opportunity to join NSW Reconstruction Authority’s legal team**
- **Ongoing full-time role based in Parramatta/Sydney CBD with flexible work arrangement options**
- **Legal Officer 2/3 ($95,301 - $115,816) plus employers’ contribution to superannuation**

**About the Agency**

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is a statutory corporation that will improve how NSW plans for disasters and ensure that we recover from them faster.

To reduce the severity and impacts of disasters, the NSW Reconstruction Authority will complete critical planning and preparation with communities, businesses and government. When disaster does strike, we will get recovery started swiftly and coordinate reconstruction efforts across agencies, communities and other stakeholders.

**About the role**

The Legal Officer supports the Office of the General Counsel in its provision of legal advice to the Executive leadership and across the Authority, undertakes research and other related tasks on a range of legal issues.

Reporting to the Manager, Legal, you will assist the Director, and other members of the Office of the General Counsel, to provide legal advice to support delivery of policy objectives and exercising the statutory powers and functions of the Authority. This includes drafting and reviewing documents, conducting research and analysis, managing external legal services, and staying up to date on legal developments. You will assist the team in ensuring legal compliance and risk management, whilst building effective professional relationships and partnerships.

Undertaking a wide range of tasks with often tight or competing timeframes, the role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, enthusiasm, and a commitment to providing high quality advice and services.

**Please.**

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated extensive knowledge, and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:

- Contract and commercial law
- Construction law
- Administrative law
- Compliance and regulatory law
- General litigation
- Planning law
- Environmental law

**Joining our team with a rewarding job in a community-driven agency is just the start. The Authority also offers**:

- Flexible working practices
- Contemporary workspaces and technology
- Access to learning and development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellbeing program
- Workforce that values inclusion
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Fitness Passport with a choice of 200+ gyms and pools across NSW

**Closing date**:11:59PM, Sunday 16th February 11:55pm

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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