Managing Legal Counsel - Melbourne, Australia - Victorian Building Authority

Victorian Building Authority

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Full time / 12 months

Organisation:
Victorian Building Authority

Salary:
$151,260 - $173,138

Occupation:
Legal

Reference:
VG/1047N_23

VBA has a fixed term opportunity for a highly motivated senior lawyer to join our in-house legal services leadership team, based in our Melbourne office.

Build your portfolio by resolving complex, high profile issues of strategic impact and importance.

Take the next step in your career pathway and build your brand as a legal professional with this unique opportunity to shape a high profile role, supported by an Executive Leadership team with a clear vision.

This role is pivotal to ensuring the VBA delivers robust prosecution and litigation activity by:

Building and leading a high performing team to unlock their full potential and enhance the Legal Services brand;
Strategizing and appearing on behalf of the VBA and related Boards before Federal and Victorian courts of all levels, the AAT, VCAT, coronial inquests, tribunals and relevant forums;
Demonstrating a sound understanding of procedural fairness, administrative law, risk frameworks, environmental scanning, solutions based thinking and cogent decision making;
Providing advanced expertise on a range of high profile and complex prosecutions, disciplinary proceedings, litigation, cladding and administrative law matters to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Who we are looking for:

Admission to the legal profession in an Australian jurisdiction (that is, an Australian lawyer) and current Victorian or interstate practising certificate (unrestricted).
Admission to the High Court / Supreme Court roll of practitioners.

VBA Commitment

We value and encourage flexibility for all, and so we support all our roles to be worked flexibly in some way, including part-time, to support a diverse, adaptive, and high-performing workforce.

We encourage you to discuss flexible work options with the hiring manager during the recruitment process.

Working at the VBA - what you can expect

A hybrid working model
Challenging work and a continuous learning environment
Flexible work options including parttime, compressed work schedules, flexible start and finish times, and purchased leave options.
A competitive salary, 11% superannuation

How to Apply:

We require you to upload:

A detailed copy of your resume
A cover letter outlining your relevant experience and how you feel it aligns to the role
Any other quals or licence if applicable

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