Senior Principal Lawyer

at  Queensland Health

The role Reporting to the Chief Legal Counsel your role will deliver high-quality, specialist, and timely legal services across the Department in the focus area for this recruitment, offering a strong understanding of the legislative and other legal and policy frameworks for public healthcare in Queensland.
The successful person

YOU WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE:

• Working collaboratively with clients and collegiately with other lawyers (including briefing external lawyers), within client agreed time frames to provide authoritative legal advice an direction.
• Leading and/or mentoring a team of lawyers.
• Communicating effectively, clearly and succinctly with a diverse client group with legal accuracy and a practical, fit for purpose, customer focus.

• A Bachelor of Laws degree and admission, or eligibility for immediate admission, as a barrister, solicitor or legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
• Minimum 8 years post admission experience in property and/or construction law, as further specified in the Role Description.
  About usQueensland Health (the Department) is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department is about making a difference.
  Legal Branch forms part of the Corporate Services Division within the Department and is responsible for providing legal services to the Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women, the office of Director General and Deputy Directors General and other departmental offices and business units.

We offer a full range of legal services and are uniquely placed to work on some of the most interesting and challenging matters within the Queensland government. We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, and we take pride in our culture. Our lawyers are customer service and performance focussed and are supported to work flexibly for work-life balance. Benefits

• A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Career training and development