Assistant Parliamentary Counsel Grade 3

2 days ago


Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel Full time $141,423 - $170,260 per year

APSJobs details

Position title: Assistant Parliamentary Counsel Grade 3 APS Classification: Executive Level 2

Salary range: $141,423 to $170,260

Branch: Drafting

Location: ACT

Job Categories: Legal Number of positions: Several

Ongoing, Non-Ongoing (12 months with the possibility of extension), Full-time Contact Officer: Bronwyn Livermore, ,

  • Work in a vital role at the centreof government
  • Fast track your careerby working closelywith a highly experienced legislative drafter
  • Participate in a collaborative and supportive workingculture.

About the role

Contribute to legislative draftingprojects, in part to deliverproject outputs but primarily to acquire the skills required to provide independent legislative drafting services and for team leadership.

Key responsibilities

Assist the Senior Executive Service team leader and, under their general oversight, assume progressively higher levels of independent responsibility for carrying out the following tasks:

  • providing legislative drafting services;
  • organising planning and logistics of legislative projects;
  • maintaining effective working relations with members of the drafting team, instructors, other OPC staff and other relevant parts of the government, parliament and public service.

Develop legislative problem solving, drafting, interpersonal, supervisory and project leadership skills, and judgment, through on-the-job training and also via participation in formal training (courses, seminars etc).

Carry out or participate in such product development (e.g. plain English) or operations support (e.g. IT development, participation in office committees and reviews, Legislation Process Course presentations) as may be assigned, or such other duties relevant to the service provided by the OPC as may be assigned.

Selection Criteria

  1. Analytical skills
  2. Creativity and problem-solving skills
  3. Communication skills
  4. Judgment
  5. Team and project skills
  6. Drafting experience and legal knowledge
  7. Development potential
  8. Legal qualifications

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for the role, you must:

  • be an Australian Citizen
  • be able to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) clearance to Baseline status
  • hold a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or a recognised overseas qualification. To advance in OPC you must be admitted as a practitioner (however described) of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please visit the careers page of our website ) to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Please:

  • provide a statement of 2 - 3 pages outlining how your skills,knowledge, and experience make you the right person for the role, including details of relevant achievements and examples that demonstrate your suitability
  • provide a current CV detailing recent employment history that is relevant to this position;
  • provide the name and contact details of two referees. We may contact your nominated referees, and other people we think are appropriate. Please let us know if you want to us to contact you before we contact your nominated referees
  • provide details of your full academic results (tertiary only, for both legal and non-legal studies), including documents evidencing your qualifications (and admission to practice if applicable).

An analysis exercise or other form of testing may be used as part of the candidate assessment process.

The selection committee may contact persons you have named as referees, and other persons whom it thinks are appropriate, to assist it in making a decision, to confirm its impressions of you or to confirm information provided by you.

Applications for this vacancy close at 11:55 pm on 3 October 2025.


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