The Role

We currently have a secondment opportunity within a Commonwealth Agency that is seeking a lawyer with administrative and statutory interpretation experience to work on a variety of legal projects. 

The Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to work as a secondee within the Commonwealth clients’ in-house legal team.  High level stakeholder engagement skills are required as the successful candidate will be required to provide advice and assistance to a wide range of client areas.

The successful candidate will provide a variety of legal advice on subjects including:

• statutory interpretation of legislation;
• applying administrative law principles to business decisions and advising on process issues;
• advising on legislative compliance and remediation; and
• providing advice related to leadership in managing complex legal issues and influencing decision making processes.

The Requirements

A current practising certificate (or ability to obtain one) and a current Baseline security clearance experience is essential. 

The successful candidate will also have extensive experience advising on Commonwealth administrative law and statutory interpretation matters.

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