Senior Solicitor

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $106,534 - $128,897
Occupation: Legal
Reference: VG/D00986JULY2024
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Apply your legal skills within a dynamic regulatory environment
• Opportunity to work as part of a high-performing and passionate team at Liquor Control Victoria
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• VPS Grade 5: $106,534 - $128,897 plus superannuation.

In the role of Senior Solicitor, you will use your expertise and experience to provide sound independent and authoritative advice and liaise with persons at senior levels under the strategic direction of the Deputy General Counsel and Director. The Senior Solicitor also prepares briefings on whether or how the Commission should exercise its functions, prepares briefings to counsel, acts as instructing solicitor and, on occasion, represents the Commission before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Senior Solicitor also conduct prosecutions on behalf of the Commission. The role requires working to tight deadlines to meet constantly changing priorities and address urgent new and emerging developments, in the evolving area of liquor regulation. In this role, as a senior member of staff, you will also be required to review advice and briefings developed by more junior Solicitors and provide feedback and development.

Some of your duties will include:

• Providing, within limited time constraints, authoritative written and verbal advice to the Commission on complex issues related to relevant legislation, regulations and agreements.
• Preparing briefings on whether/how the Commission should exercise its functions, preparing briefings to counsel, acting as instructing solicitor and, on occasion, representing the Commission before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
• Conducting prosecutions on occasion on behalf of the Commission.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.