Executive Director - Legal Services - Ongoing

at; Österreich; Hybrid; AUD 150 000 - 200 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Legal Aid NSW is seeking an Executive Director Legal Services to provide critical leadership and corporate counsel within the organization. This senior role will oversee the provision of innovative legal services and strategic planning while ensuring quality and integrity in operations. The ideal candidate will possess significant legal expertise, extensive leadership experience, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in delivering legal support to vulnerable communities.

Leistungen

Access to training and development opportunities

Flexibility in work arrangements

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated leadership experience in a senior executive role responsible for legal services.
• Executive level experience in enterprise audit and risk management.

Aufgaben

• Provide corporate counsel to the Legal Aid Executive and CEO.
• Contribute to development of broader strategies and service delivery planning.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Legal Expertise

Risk Management

Strategic Judgement

Ausbildung

Legal Qualifications

Jobbeschreibung

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Permanent, full-time role - 35 hours per week

Sydney Office (Haymarket) with flexible/hybrid work arrangements available

Newly created role - PSSE Band 2

About the role

Legal Aid NSW is recruiting an Executive Director Legal Services.

This is a critical senior leadership role that will provide corporate counsel to the Legal Aid Executive and CEO as required, contributes to the development of the Legal Aid NSW broader strategies and service delivery planning, to ensure the provision of high quality and innovative legal services. This role also holds the title of Solicitor on the Record.

The role works with a high level of autonomy and will escalate issues directly to the CEO and Audit and Risk Committee. In this role, you are fully accountable for the quality, integrity and validity of information and advice provided.

About you

We are seeking a qualified lawyer and legal counsel specialist with high level leadership and management experience. The successful applicant will exercise excellent operational and strategic judgement, including being able to manage finances, resources and budgets. Also, the successful applicant will have strong skills in risk management and mitigation, service disruption strategies, and able to deliver in line with Legal Aid NSW's strategic and business plans.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

Legal Aid NSW is committed to being a culturally safe and inclusive organisation for all people and communities that work with and interact with us, where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

People with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you'd like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at [e-mail] .

Other benefits of working with us

You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.

We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

Demonstrated leadership experience in a senior executive role responsible for legal services

Legal Qualifications

Knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges affecting vulnerable people and the impact on their socio-legal requirements

Demonstrated executive level experience in enterprise audit and risk management

Willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check

Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (essential for ongoing roles)

How to apply

Upload your resume (no more than 5 pages)

Upload cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following targeted two (2) questions:

Outline a time when you provided a piece of strategic legal counsel to an internal stakeholder group, that resolved an ongoing staffing or risk management issue.

Describe a time when you provided advice that identified a service delivery uplift and improvement to your internal stakeholder groups.

Do you need help to apply?

It's important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.

The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.

Guide to creating a resume and cover letter

Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 11.59pm

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Legal Aid NSW is a state-wide organisation providing legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged people across NSW. We deliver legal services in most areas of criminal, family and civil law. Our services are provided through our Central Sydney office and 21 regional offices. Legal Aid NSW employs approximately 900 staff. Legal Aid NSW delivers legal services in partnership with the private legal profession through grants of legal aid. In 2011-12 private lawyers represented 42.5% of legal aid clients. We work closely with our partners including LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service NSW/ACT. The long-term strategic direction of Legal Aid NSW is overseen by a Board, appointed by the Attorney General. The day-to-day management is the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, assisted by a Senior Executive. Legal Aid NSW was established in 1979, when it was known as the Legal Services Commission, before becoming the Legal Aid Commission of NSW in 1987. The Legal Aid Commission was renamed Legal Aid NSW in 2006. More information about our history can be found on this page.

Legal Aid NSW is a state-wide organisation providing legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged people across NSW. We deliver legal services in most areas of criminal, family and civil law. Our services are provided through our Central Sydney office and 21 regional offices. Legal Aid NSW employs approximately 900 staff. Legal Aid NSW delivers legal services in partnership with the private legal profession through grants of legal aid. In 2011-12 private lawyers represented 42.5% of legal aid clients. We work closely with our partners including LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service NSW/ACT. The long-term strategic direction of Legal Aid NSW is overseen by a Board, appointed by the Attorney General. The day-to-day management is the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, assisted by a Senior Executive. Legal Aid NSW was established in 1979, when it was known as the Legal Services Commission, before becoming the Legal Aid Commission of NSW in 1987. The Legal Aid Commission was renamed Legal Aid NSW in 2006. More information about our history can be found on this page.

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