The Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Commercial/Privacy Lawyer to provide legal advice and support within a Commonwealth Department’s Legal team.

The Responsibilities

The key responsibilities will include:

• providing advice, research and support regarding varying commercial law, privacy law, information law and governance matters;
• assisting with privacy law, commercial law, information law and governance matters, including advice in relation to major projects related to ICT, construction, property, commercial negotiations, tenders and contracts;
• assisting with corporate governance including delegations and authorisations, memorandums of understanding and existing powers under legislation;
• engaging with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to external agencies, and suppliers;
• assisting with precedent development and improvement of commercial and governance processes; and
• assisting the team to provide second counselling of advice work of junior legal personnel.

The successful candidate will need to have outstanding stakeholder engagement skills.

The Requirements

Experience working as a lawyer with in-house Commonwealth government legal teams and having extensive experience advising on Commonwealth commercial, privacy and/or governance matters would be highly regarded.

Legal qualifications, an NV1 clearance and a current practicing certificate (or the ability to quickly obtain) is essential.  

The successful candidates also need to be willing to undergo any required additional employment suitability checks.

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