
Legal & Investigation Officer - Office of The Legal Services Commissioner - Lo 3
1 day ago
Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services
- Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
- Req ID: 73003
**Legal and Investigation Officer**
**Office of the Legal Services Commissioner**
- **Location - Sydney CBD with flexible working arrangements available**:
- **Employment type - Ongoing - Full time (35 hours)**:
- **Salary -Legal Officer - Grade 3, Base Salary ($122,058- $130,542), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**
**Your role**
The Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC) is an independent statutory office that deals with complaints about lawyers.
The Legal and Investigation officer works as part of the OLSC Legal team and conducts investigations into allegations of misconduct on the part of lawyers in NSW. The role also provides professional legal and/or litigation advice, support, and research in the relevant area/s of law to contribute to efficient and effective legal services and support the complaint handling functions of the Legal Services Commissioner.
This is a hybrid workplace role, currently performed both from the OLSC office in the Sydney CBD, and from home, with ongoing remote work arrangements at the Department’s discretion.
**Essential requirements of the role**
- Legal Qualifications, with post admission experience working as a lawyer.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
**What you’ll do**
- Provide efficient and effective legal and/or litigation services to the Commissioner in accordance with legislation, policy, guidelines and practice standards.
- Investigate complaints about lawyers, including obtaining relevant evidence.
- Interpret and prepare complex legal documents including legal records, correspondence, legislation, policies, reports, submissions, briefing notes, wills, contracts and agreements including cost agreements.
- Draft relevant Tribunal or Court process and / or evidence in matters arising from your investigations and instruct in those matters if appropriate.
- Undertake administrative activities and research allocated within established standards, procedures, policies and delegations.
- Undertake related correspondence, administrative activities and legal cases.
- Interpret and comply with legislation, policies and practice standards.
- Provide assistance in the development and implementation of legal reviews and/or law reform initiatives.
Download the role description.
**What We Offer**
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
**We do work that really matters**
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
**Are you ready to join us?**
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
**Applications close**:**Sunday, 23 March 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
**Got a question?**
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
**Other Information**
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.
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