Senior Solicitor V

Senior Solicitor V

• 1 x Temporary Role (up to 24 months)
• Conveniently located in the heart of Sydney CBD (Martin Place) with flexible working arrangements available.
• An exciting opportunity to collaborate with a team of dedicated legal professionals. Benefit from mentorship, guidance, and career advancement opportunities that will help you grow in your legal career.

Salary Classification: Legal Officer Grade V

Salary: $144,140 - $146,966 p.a. base salary. Superannuation and annual leave loading are paid in addition to the base salary.

Work type: Full-Time – 35 hours per week, 24 months with a possibility or extension or conversion to ongoing. 

About the Role

Are you a seasoned legal professional ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role? We're seeking an exceptional Senior Solicitor to join Torts Service Practice Group. In this pivotal role, you'll tackle complex legal matters across advice, transactions, and litigation while mentoring a talented group of Solicitors and legal Graduates. Your expertise will be instrumental in delivering high-quality, cost-efficient, and client-centred  legal services that align perfectly with CSO business objectives. As a key member of Torts Service Practice Group, you'll have the opportunity to shape legal strategies, drive innovation, and make a lasting impact on our clients and the legal community. If you're passionate about law, leadership, and achieving excellence in a dynamic environment, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge and opportunity. Your journey to the pinnacle of legal career success starts here!

To find out more about the role and its responsibilities, please review the Role Description attached here.

The Torts Service Agencies Practice Group

This Practice Group specialises in the defence and settlement of civil claims, with a focus on personal injury and medical negligence actions. The Practice Group also represents agencies in coronial inquests.

For more information about our specialist legal practice groups and areas of expertise, please visit the CSO website here.

Essential requirements

• Completion of a law degree from an accredited law school or completion of the Legal Practitioners.
• Admission or eligibility for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.

For more information about this role, please click here.

How to apply:

For your application to be considered, you must submit your application online and include: 

• An updated resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role

The selection process may include a range of assessment techniques to assist hiring managers in determining your suitability for the role.

You can request adjustments throughout each step of the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or alternative formats to participate in the process, please contact Justyna Wieczorek, Talent Acquisition Partner on 0400 549 700 or email justyna.wieczorek@cso.nsw.gov.au to discuss your requirements.

A recruitment pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.

Closing date: Sunday, 09 March 2025 (AEST 7:59PM)

Recruitment enquiries: Justyna Wieczorek, People & Culture Partner, justyna.wieczorek@cso.nsw.gov.au

Why work for CSO?  

The CSO provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies. As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, our principal role is to

advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner.

We act with integrity and professional independence, guided by the government sector's core values. We are focussed on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. We also provide our people with opportunities to learn, develop and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.

For more information about the CSO, click here.

Our commitment to flexible working:

The CSO has adopted a teams-based approach to flexible working. We recognise that everyone has different needs and preferences, and our flexible work culture allows you to adapt your work routine to suit you. We’re all about flexibility, productivity and driving good client outcomes.

We have generous leave provisions available for our employees that acknowledge individual preferences and responsibilities including:

• Up to 20 days recreation leave and up to 18 days flex leave per annum
• 20 days purchased leave annually
• Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks (14 weeks + 2 bonus weeks) which can be taken flexibly within the first 24 months to support the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child
• Study time of up to 4 hours per week
• Extended Leave of up to 44 days after 10 years or up to 30.8 days after 7 years of service. 

How we support health & wellbeing:

• We offer an employee assistance program to support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace and in their personal lives, which also extends to family members
• Coaching services are available for people leaders and executives to learn and implement best practices to manage their team’s wellbeing
• We offer an annual Flu Vaccination program
• We provide access to the Fitness Passport program,  a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to staff and their families

CSO's commitment to diversity

At CSO, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce contributes to the success of our organisation and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects our diverse community.

​​​​​​​We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and linguistically diverse people, veterans and other diverse communities.