Legal Adviser, Commercial
1 day ago
Utilise your legal expertise to provide support and advice to the Office of the General Counsel branch.
- Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.
- VPS Grade 3: $ 74,580 - $ 90,558 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. There are multiple roles currently advertised across VPS3, VPS4 and VPS5 levels.
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
This will include 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.
Applicants must be admitted to practice as a legal practitioner in Victoria.
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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