Lawyer, Construction and Property Law Unit

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / till 28 August 2025

Organisation: Department of Education

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Legal

Reference: VG/DE/PES/20014029A

The role requires a lawyer with specialist property and/or construction law expertise and interest. Experience providing property and/or construction legal advice in a government context is desirable, but not essential.

**About Us**

The Department of Education (the department) is responsible for delivering and regulating state-wide learning and development services to approximately one-third of all Victorians across the early childhood and school education sectors. The department is also one of Victoria's biggest employers, with approximately 80,000 teaching staff and around 5,000 public service employees.

The Legal Division provides highly valued legal services to support the delivery of the department's strategic objectives, key reforms and to manage legal risk. In doing so, Legal Division provides direct, practical and strategic legal advice to portfolio ministers, the secretary, other senior staff and over 1,600 government schools, supporting approximately over 650,000 Victorian Government school students.

**Your role - fulltime, fixed term till 28 August 2025**

The role will involve the provision of legal advice in a broad range of property and construction law matters including:

- assisting schools and the VSBA on a range of property matters including drafting school council licence agreements, drafting simple leases and reviewing other ancillary property agreements;
- assisting schools and the VSBA on a range of construction matters including drafting straightforward construction access licence agreements, simple works agreements and letters of intent;
- legal research on a range of property, planning and construction matters (both front and back end); and
- providing assistance to Principal Lawyers and Managers, Principal Lawyers and Senior Lawyers in the team.

The role requires a lawyer with specialist property and/or construction law expertise and interest. Experience providing property and/or construction legal advice in a government context is desirable, but not essential.

**Culture and Benefits**

The CPLU is a close team of property and construction lawyers responsible for providing legal support on a wide range of commercial property and construction matters to the department.

We are focused on providing a workplace environment that is rewarding, enjoyable, healthy and productive for all employees, where contributions are valued and recognised, expectations are clear, and treatment is fair and equitable.

**W**hy join us?**
- **Be part of a passionate, high-performing team - **Legal Division is proud to be a 2023 finalist of the Australian Law Awards ‘In-house team of the year'.- **Flexible and hybrid working arrangements** — Part time, flexible start and finish times, work from home to help manage your work and personal commitments.
- **Competitive salary** - Bi-annual salary increases in line with the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement
- **Diversity and inclusion** - As one of Victoria's largest employers, the department is committed to creating an organisation that is inclusive and ensuring it has a workforce that represents the community it serves.
- **Values** - The department has adopted the public sector values which are set out in the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees, which are Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values underpin how we interact with colleagues, students and families, members of the community, suppliers and government.
- **Employee assistance program** — For emotional, mental and general psychological wellbeing and support

**How to Apply**

For more information please review the attached position description or for a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact Katherine Bulog (03 7022 0960) or Fiona Slattery (03 9084 8811), Acting Principal Lawyers and Managers, Construction and Property Law Unit.

**Application documents required**

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person

Applications close 11:59pm Tuesday 12 November 2024.