Commercial Lawyer

7 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Richmond Search Full time $113,022 - $136,747 per year
  • On-going permanent role
  • Experienced lawyers sought with at least 4 PQE with commercial, advisory or transactional experience from any non-contentious practice area.
  • Flexible work arrangements on offer and genuine work-life balance
  • Salary range: $113,022 - $136,747 plus super

Richmond Search has been exclusively engaged to recruit a VPS 5-level commercial Lawyer to join the in-house legal team of a major Victorian government department. This is a strategic, high-impact legal team with a significant portfolio that spans whole-of-government commercial activity and public sector transformation.

You will join a collaborative in-house legal team within the Office of the General Counsel, advising senior executives and ministerial offices on a wide spectrum of complex legal matters with whole-of-government reach.

Scope of the role

The team provides legal advice on:

  • Major commercial and ICT procurements
  • High-value projects
    , outsourcing arrangements, and shared services
  • Technology, privacy, data and cyber security
  • Real estate and property
    across a variety of asset classes
  • Employment, IR, IP, and intergovernmental agreements
  • Policy, law reform
    and program delivery

You'll also work in close partnership with other departments and agencies, contributing to critical public outcomes and leading some of the state's most significant legal work.

Responsibilities:

Among other things, you will:

  • Provide high-level legal advice on complex procurement and contractual issues, including advice related to
    State Purchase Contracts
    and
    public tenders
  • Draft, review and negotiate a range of
    commercial and ICT related agreements
  • Advise on
    privacy, data governance, cyber security, employment, and intergovernmental agreement
    s
  • Deliver strategic legal support to senior stakeholders and contribute to ministerial briefings and decision-making
  • Contribute to organisational improvement and legal capability-building across the department
  • Collaborate with other government legal teams on cross-functional projects.

You will need:

  • At
    4 years post-admission experience
    gained in a
    private practice, in-house or public sector
    environment. Your experience should be in a non-contentious area of practice such as c
    orporate/commercial IT, banking & finance, property, construction or employmen
    t
  • The ability to work independently on complex legal issues, provide authoritative advice, and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders
  • Experience or an interest in
    technology, data, cyber or privacy
    issues
  • Excellent drafting, analytical, and research skills.

What's on offer:

  • A high-performing but collegiate legal team with excellent mentoring
  • The opportunity to work in larger teams on sophisticated commercial matters with other government departments and external legal counsel but also the opportunity to manage smaller projects autonomously
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • High-calibre, varied legal work with a strong social purpose.
  • Professional development opportunities in a major legal employer of choice

This legal team is values-driven, outcomes-focused and is highly respected across the public sector. Collaboration, mentorship and innovative thinking are central to its culture. Lawyers are encouraged to rotate across specialist areas but also get involved in strategic initiatives with can transform the manner in which the VPS do business. This position may be offered on a part-time basis for the right applicant.

For more information on this opportunity, please contact Shobana Richmond - Director of Richmond Search

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