Manager and Principal Legal Adviser
Core
Generalist lawyer providing solutions-based legal advice, drafting contracts and policy proposals, and leading a team of lawyers for the Department of the Treasury and Finance (DTF) and its Ministerial portfolios.
Role type
Senior IC legal manager and principal adviser
Builds
Legal instruments, contracts, policy proposals, and legislative projects for the Australian public sector
Domain
Public sector law, government administration, and commercial law
Required skills
Legal practitioner admission (Victoria), 6+ years PQE, commercial and corporate law, public and administrative law, statutory interpretation, disputes and litigation, contract drafting, team leadership, risk management
Preferred skills
Energy, infrastructure, construction, banking and finance, competition and regulatory law, property law, employment law
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide technically sound legal services across a spectrum of issues; draft contracts, legal instruments, and Cabinet submissions; manage and lead a team of lawyers; support General Counsel with workload and resource allocation; lead major policy and legislative projects; manage external legal services providers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities