Legal Adviser, Commercial

5 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

**Utilise your Legal expertise to provide support and advice to the Office of the Public Advocate**:

- **A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 2 years**:

- **VPS Grade 4: $95,102 - $107,905 plus superannuation**

An exciting opportunity to join a high-performing legal team at the centre of government, which advises on a variety of commercial and regulatory legal matters across the justice system.

**About Us**:
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is responsible for providing in-house legal services across the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) and to the Attorney-General, as First Law Officer, and other DJCS portfolio Ministers. OGC supports a variety of policy and frontline service delivery functions for clients including Corrections Victoria, Youth Justice, Aboriginal Justice, Emergency Management, and Gaming and Liquor.

OGC brings together lawyers from varied career paths doing interesting and impactful work. This fosters a unique environment to learn and grow.

The Commercial & Regulatory team (C&R) in OGC has a fast-paced and dynamic multi-disciplinary legal practice. We advise on:

- critical **commercial **matters** for government, including in the areas of procurement, infrastructure, ICT, property and construction, and support clients to manage performance issues and disputes with service providers; and
- a variety of contentious and non-contentious **regulatory matters** (including disputes, investigations, and advisory work) spanning employment and OHS matters, sensitive integrity body investigations, WorkSafe and other inquiries, and disputed or high-risk freedom of information (FOI) and privacy matters.

**About the Role**:
**As the Legal Advisor, Commercial & Regulatory, some of your duties will include:

- Providing solutions-based legal advice on issues relevant to the government, Ministers and the department, both individually and as part of a team of solicitors
- Managing multiple complex and sensitive commercial and regulatory matters for various clients
- Undertaking legal research and analysis on complex legal matters with outstanding commercial/regulatory and drafting skills.

**About You**:
This will include complex commercial and regulatory matters, including in relation to procurement, infrastructure, IT, construction, employment and OHS matters, integrity body investigations, inquiries, and FOI litigation and privacy matters.

**How to Apply**:
**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

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