Senior Legal Adviser

at  Department of Treasury and Finance

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -

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Immediate30 Jan, 2025USD 132764 Annual12 Jan, 20253 year(s) or aboveGood communication skillsNoNo
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Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Treasury and Finance
Salary: $109,730 - $132,764
Occupation: Legal
Reference: VG/1822901X

ABOUT US

The Department of Treasury and Finance provides economic, financial and resource management advice to help the Victorian Government deliver its policies. We strive for excellence in financial and economic management to improve the lives of all Victorians.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking applications from candidates with ;

  • Highly developed conceptual and analytical skills
  • Proven experience leading and managing the provision of legal advice by more junior lawyers on complex transactions and advisory matters, or disputes, with limited supervision.
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in and a strong commitment to achieving service excellence and assisting clients and stakeholders achieve their organisation’s and project’s objectives.
  • A proven ability to be flexible, adaptable, collegiate and work collaboratively as a member of an energetic, high-performing, and busy team.
  • A proven ability to work in sustained way and deliver results under pressure, where there are competing priorities, incomplete or ambiguous information, and with limited supervision.
  • A proven ability to identify, manage and, where appropriate, escalate legal, policy and commercial risks.
  • Outstanding relationship management and negotiation skills.

Experience and qualifications

  • be admitted (or eligible to be admitted) to practice as a legal practitioner in Victoria and hold (or be eligible to apply for) a current practising certificate (mandatory)
  • be recognised within the legal profession for well-developed and considered judgement and impeccable professional ethics and integrity (mandatory)
  • ideally have at least three years’ post-admission experience practising as a lawyer in a common law jurisdiction (desirable but not mandatory)

Post-graduate qualifications in law, public policy, public administration or similar are desirable but not mandatory.

Responsibilities:

In DTF OGC you will, as a generalist lawyer, build on your fundamental legal skills by working across a variety of legal areas, while still having the opportunity to develop a specialisation in one of our key areas of focus. The breadth of work DTF OGC undertakes, with a range of stakeholders, ensures that a career in DTF OGC is interesting, challenging and fulfilling.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:3.0Max:8.0 year(s)

Legal Services

Legal

Legal Services

Trade Certificate

Be admitted (or eligible to be admitted) to practice as a legal practitioner in victoria and hold (or be eligible to apply for) a current practising certificate (mandatory)

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Melbourne VIC, Australia