Lawyer Litigation

Lawyer Litigation, Ongoing opportunity based in Parramatta + hybrid/flexible working options available

Role: Lawyer Litigation
Location: Parramatta, hybrid working options available
Grade: Clerk Grade 07/08
Salary
Range: $113,574 - $125,720+ super
Employment Type: Ongoing, full time positions

An exciting
ongoing opportunity for a Litigation Lawyer (Grade 7/8) has become available within the litigation stream of our Department of
Customer Service (DCS) Legal Division.

As a Litigation
Lawyer, (Grade 7/8) the role will principally work in prosecutions,
civil enforcement and administrative review litigation, providing legal
services in support of our NSW Fair Trading and Births, Deaths and Marriages businesses.

In this role you
will be working in an interesting and fast paced regulatory environment, joining
a passionate, motivated, and engaged group of professionals, providing independent,
professional legal advice and legal services on a broad range of matters.

A talent pool may be
created for future opportunities across the DCS Legal Division which provides
legal services to NSW Fair Trading, Building Commission NSW, Safework NSW and
the State Insurance Regulatory Agency. The Legal Division is based both in
Sydney CBD (Haymarket) and Parramatta.  

The
person in this role will need to:

• Provide clear, concise legal advice and legal representation across a range of areas involving prosecutions and litigation to ensure effective administration of and compliance with law by the organisation.
• Undertake litigation and brief counsel where appropriate to ensure the provision of effective legal representation on behalf of the organisation.
• Analyse and interpret legislation and evidence to draft documents including advice, court pleadings, statement of facts, and submissions, briefing notes and correspondence to facilitate appropriate legal outcomes.
• Assist clients and other stakeholders on the legal aspects of breaches of legislation and on litigation of matters before the courts or tribunals and assist in developing and providing guidance or training material to the business to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

To be successful in this role it is
essential that you are a motivated and effective communicator with great
initiative, who can work with diverse clients, other lawyers, and can manage
competing deadlines and priorities.

About You:

• You will hold Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree qualification and have relevant post qualification experience as a litigation lawyer.
• You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and hold a current practising certificate.
• You will be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of two or more of the following: regulatory prosecutions, criminal law, administrative law and NSW Court and tribunal practice and procedure.
• You will have strong analytical ability, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills including strong negotiation, advocacy and stakeholder management capability.

What we need from you:

To start your journey towards becoming
one of our Litigation Lawyers, please submit a covering letter (maximum two
pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than five pages which clearly
details your skills and experience as relevant to this position. In your cover
letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your
relevant skills.

Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting
at $113,574 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please
contact Nicole Turner via

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listed in the role description.

Closing Date: Monday 10th November 10am

Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives
you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that
benefits people across NSW.  We are
focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and
regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

Belong in our diverse and inclusive
workplace   

The
strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while
the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with
different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

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