OVERVIEW

Work type: Full time
Salary: $109,730 - $121,247
Grade: VPSG5.1
Occupation: Policy
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/1851200B
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THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING, WHAT TYPE OF PERSON ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

We’re looking for passionate and driven people to work with us as we continue to enhance our services to the Victorian public.

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• Demonstrated ability to provide legal policy advice in a public policy or program context, including on complex issues with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated experience personally delivering high-quality written legal policy products, including briefings, submissions, papers or reports with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in interpreting and applying legislative and regulatory provisions.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE!

Jasma Johnson-Singh would love to hear from you on (03) 7039 8489 if you have questions about the role.

CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO AT VLSB+C?

Great question! We’re really proud of the work we do. We are the regulator of the Victorian legal profession. We license lawyers and oversee service standards and conduct. This includes handling complaints about lawyers, investigating poor conduct and overseeing management of trust accounts. We are also the stewards of the public purpose and fidelity funds and administer these to support legal regulation and access to justice in Victoria.
We are a modern best practice regulator, using data and insights to help identify where our actions can have the greatest impact on ensuring ethical and professional legal practice by Victorian lawyers. We are passionate about maintaining and protecting the rule of law by ensuring the integrity of the legal profession.

OKAY, AND WHAT ROLE ARE YOU RECRUITING FOR?

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Policy Officer to join our Policy & Regulatory Strategy Team. You will be responsible for providing high-quality policy advice on a wide range of complex matters, drafting correspondence, and personally developing submissions, guidance, strategies and other policy documents.