Solicitor - LO 4 - Property Transactions - Homes

Solicitor – Legal Officer IV

Property Transactions – Homes

• Principle location Parramatta - Flexible working arrangements maybe negotiated.
• Employment type – Ongoing position (35 hours)
• Salary – Legal Officer - Grade IV, Base Salary ($134,483 – $137,071), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

As a Solicitor, you will provide professional legal advice to support DCJ’s legal services. You will have the opportunity to work on varied legal matters supporting the work of Homes NSW.

What you’ll do

The Solicitor Grade IV reports to the Principal Solicitor and is responsible for ensuring delivery of quality professional legal services. The role involves a high-volume workload, balanced by interesting and varied legal work. 

You will also:

• Interpret, analyse, and in some cases prepare more complex legal documents including  commercial agreements and contracts, legislation, and briefing notes.
• Undertake more complex, contentious, or sensitive legal and administrative activities, and managing allocated matters within established standards, procedures, policies, and delegations.
• Provide high-level advice and recommendations on the development and implementation of legal standards and practices, strategies, systems, procedures, and processes for the Department.
• Work collaboratively with legal staff internal and external to the Department and stakeholders to consult on proposed policies, legislation, legislative changes and legislative interpretation, and the issues arising from such matters.
• Deliver legal education and training programs to internal and external stakeholders and clients as required.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive knowledge and experience in the relevant area/s of law.
• Legal Qualifications and eligibility to hold a practising certificate as a Government legal practitioner issued by the NSW Law Society.
• Current and valid Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.
• Where required hold a National Security Clearance at the appropriate level in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close: Sunday, 15 December 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nicholas O'Sullivan at nicholas.o’sullivan@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Lois Jebin at lois.jebin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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