Criminal & Regulatory Lawyer

2 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Gilshenan & Luton Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Gilshenan & Luton Legal Practice has long been recognised as Queensland's leading criminal, regulatory and workplace law practices. We act for privately funded and institutional clients and are committed to excellence in client service and legal representation. Our criminal and regulatory law work includes both defence and prosecution work. Our workplace law practice involves significant engagement with the law enforcement, legal, health and public sectors.

About the role

We are looking for a lawyer with approximately 1-3 years PAE. Applicants with experience in criminal law (including prosecuting), coronial work or regulatory/disciplinary law matters are encouraged to apply.

Join our award-winning team:

In recent years our firm and lawyers have received numerous honours, including the QLS President's Medal, QLS Outstanding Accredited Specialist award, QLS Emerging Leader Award and various 'preeminent', 'leading', and 'rising stars' titles. Additionally, our solicitors have been finalists for QLS excellence awards such as Solicitor of the Year and Dame Quentin Bryce Domestic Violence Advocacy Award.

Candidate requirements:

  • Excellent writing and communication skills, and professional confidence.
  • Willingness and ability to work autonomously.
  • Established skills in criminal and/or regulatory file management; or at minimum, a strong interest in these areas and ability to transfer established skills from a different area.
  • Driver's licence.

Other skills required:

  • Strong customer service focus.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Good interpersonal and time management skills.
  • Ability to work well in a team.
  • Positive and enthusiastic approach.

We offer:

  • Dynamic and rewarding work.
  • Mentoring program where junior solicitors are paired with a different director each year, with regular rotations to ensure exposure to diverse leadership styles and practice insights.
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
  • Five weeks annual leave.
  • Friendly social environment.
  • A firmwide commitment to learning and development opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

  • Providing high quality advice and representation to criminal law clients in a broad range of criminal matters.
  • Acting for respondents in a wide variety of disciplinary and regulatory proceedings.
  • With appropriate experience and supervision, appearing as solicitor-advocate in all Qld courts and tribunals, including the Coroners Court and QCAT, as well as instructing counsel in superior court proceedings.
  • Advising and representing government agencies in the investigation and prosecution of regulatory offences.

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