Director, Legal Services

3 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Full time

Our team operates as an independent professional legal practice within the department and is comprised of the General Counsel, directors, legal officers and support staff. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and work collaboratively with our internal stakeholders to achieve the department's strategic objectives.

You will foster a culture of partnership, inspiring and developing your team to achieve desired outcomes for clients by providing solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will work with your team to seize opportunities for improvement, knowledge development, information sharing and build resilience to embrace challenges and adapt to change.

Your responsibilities

• Lead and oversee team management, work planning, coaching, mentoring and professional development initiatives to drive employee engagement and ensure resources are aligned to deliver government priorities.

• Lead and support your team to provide timely, high quality and strategic legal advice to the Minister, Director-General, Coordinator-General and other key decision makers on matters impacting the delivery of the department's priorities.

• Contribute to proactively identifying and managing current and emerging legal issues, priorities and risks affecting the department.

• Manage the provision of internal and external legal services to ensure value for money, quality and timeliness of work produced and ensuring continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.

• Manage effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external clients and stakeholders.

• Contribute to strengthening the knowledge and capacity of managers and other departmental staff to work within the relevant legislative and regulatory framework.

• The successful applicant must be admitted, or qualify for admission, as a Solicitor or Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland, with demonstrated relevant experience.

• A minimum of 6 years post admission experience in relevant practice areas is preferred.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:  QLD/666849/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 4  November  2025

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