LE022 - Special Counsel - Corporate

Central Land Council; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Central Land Council is seeking a Special Counsel - Corporate for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Alice Springs. The role involves providing high-level legal services to support Aboriginal people and manage land rights issues, with a competitive salary and relocation assistance provided. The role also emphasizes professional development and career progression in a diverse environment.

Benefits

5 weeks annual leave + paid Christmas

Professional development opportunities

Temporary accommodation and relocation assistance

Generous salary packaging

Yearly airfare allowance

Qualifications

• At least five years post-admission experience in providing commercial legal advice.
• Eligibility for an Ochre card and national police clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level legal services and advice to the Council.
• Work autonomously and coordinate legal services requests.
• Assist in legal representation for Aboriginal landowners and native title holders.

Skills

Commercial legal advice

Advocacy

Research

Education

Qualified legal practitioner in the Northern Territory

Job description

• Competitive salary & benefits package, 5 weeks annual leave + paid Christmas
• Temporary accommodation and relocation assistance available
• Professional development opportunities available

OUR STORY

The Central Land Council (CLC) is a corporate Commonwealth entity established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. The CLC represents traditional landowners, native title holders and other Aboriginal people in the southern half of the Northern Territory—an area of almost 780,000 square kilometres.

The CLC provides its constituents with advice, advocacy and practical assistance to support their aspirations, manage their land and realise and protect their rights.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN

Eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. If an Aboriginal applicant is selected, the remaining non-Aboriginal applicants will not be assessed.

Applicants must have relevant qualifications and demonstrate that they meet essential criteria in order to be considered. An applicant selected under this affirmative action plan will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility prior to commencement, such as:

• completed statutory declaration form, or
• supporting statement from an appropriate Aboriginal organisation

THE ROLE

LE022 - Special Counsel - Corporate

SOA ($179,509.00)

12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT - FULLTIME

The Special Counsel - Corporate is based within the CLC Legal Section and provides high level legal services and advice to the Council, CLC staff and Aboriginal people within the CLC region. The Special Counsel - Corporate works autonomously and reports to the Principal Legal Officer.

This position provides senior-level legal services to internal units of the CLC and to specific external projects as required from time to time. This includes working closely with the Legal Practice Manager and Principal Legal Officer to coordinate and attend to requests for legal services from the directorate, strategy & performance and human resources sections.

In addition to the above, the Special Counsel - Corporate position assists the team of legal professionals who provide legal representative and advice to traditional Aboriginal landowners and native title holders regarding a variety of matters under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) (Land Rights Act) and the exercise of native title rights arising from the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (Native Title Act)

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary and benefits package, 15.4% superannuation, five weeks annual leave and Christmas shut down period.
• Generous salary packaging (maximum $29,000 annually, depending on individual circumstances);
• Ongoing districtallowance (circa $3,640 for an individual or $6,600 with dependents);
• Yearly airfare allowance (circa $1,300);
• Relocation assistance, should you be moving to the region; and
• Subsidised, fully furnished accommodationfor the first four months.

The Central Land Councilisdedicated to deliveringongoing professional development and career progression for its people.You will have the opportunity to undertake professional development and to take part in a number of new projects as the organisation continues to grow and innovate.

Most importantly, this role will allow you to work in adiverse environmentwhere you affect real change.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Ochre card (working with vulnerable people check)
• National police clearance (Required for specific positions)
• Driver's licence
• Qualified to be admitted as a legal practitioner in the Northern Territory with at least five years post-admission experience in providing commercial legal advice.

CONTACT DETAILS

If you're interested in using your skillsto make a real differenceapply now!

Closing Date: Monday 7th July 2025 or earlier, should a suitable candidate be found earlier.

For further information about this role, please contact Kate O'Brien [phone]

For more information about the application process please contact Jess Howard (Human Resources Advisor)on 08 8951 6211 [e-mail].

Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, relocation assistance, annual airfare allowance and salary packaging options. Annual progression within the salary scale is subject to satisfactory performance. Progression is in accordance with annual increments set out in an enterprise agreement.

The filling of this vacancy is an affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

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