Principal Legal Adviser

• Use your legal expertise to shape fair and effective fines services.
• You will provide senior legal advice on complex public law matters.
• You will guide contracts, negotiations and legal responses across Fines and Enforcement Services.
• You will help improve outcomes for vulnerable Victorians through fairer pathways.
• Ongoing/casual, full-time/part-time role earning $142,790 - $191,084 per year, plus super.

As Principal Legal Adviser, you will provide senior legal advice across Fines and Enforcement Services.

You will help resolve complex legal issues while managing competing priorities and sensitive matters.

You will:

• provide specialist legal advice on complex contracts, administrative law and public law matters
• manage legal and commercial matters for important contracts, including variations and subcontracts
• support contract tenders and negotiations by drafting terms, assessing bids and developing legal strategies
• identify emerging legal and commercial risks and recommend practical ways to manage them
• brief senior leaders and professional advisers while providing clear advice on complex legal matters.

You will need relevant legal qualifications and experience to practise as a lawyer in Australia.

You should also have:

• strong administrative law and litigation experience, with sound knowledge of dispute resolution
• commercial law experience and the ability to manage complex contracts and negotiations
• strong analytical skills to interpret legislation and develop accurate legal solutions
• sound judgement and relationship skills, with the ability to identify risks and provide clear advice.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email the contact person listed on this ad.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.