Legal Support Manager

Crown Solicitor's Office; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 103.000 - 114.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Recreation leave

Flex leave

Parental leave

Study time

Fitness Passport

Descripción de la vacante

The Crown Solicitor’s Office is establishing a Legal Support Manager talent pool for Clerk Grade 5/6 opportunities across practice groups. You will lead administrative teams, provide operational and executive support to solicitors, and drive continuous improvement to ensure high-quality legal services to government.

Based in Sydney CBD with flexible work arrangements, you will balance priorities in a fast-paced environment, foster collaboration, and develop a culture of excellence and client

Formación

• Experience in leading and managing a team.
• Thrives in an agile and dynamic work environment.
• Committed to excellent customer service and high-quality administration and executive support to solicitors.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee day-to-day operations of legal support teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement change.
• Advise and collaborate with Practice Group leaders on operational matters.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Agile environment

Customer service

Administrative support

Descripción del empleo

• Legal Support Manager
• Looking to drive your legal administrative management career in a dynamic legal professional environment?
• Are you committed to leading a team in the delivery of best practice legal support, and creating processes for an efficient, innovative and supportive working environment?
• Based in the Sydney CBD (Parkline Place) with flexible work arrangements available.

Classification grade: Clerk Grade 5/6 Salary: $102,936 - $113,579 p.a. (plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annualised leave loading.)

Work type: Temporary 12 months with a possibility of further extension or conversion to ongoing, full-time (35 hours a week)

Work location: Our primary place of work is located at 252 Pitt Street, Sydney.

About the role

The Crown Solicitor’s Office is establishing a Legal Support Manager talent pool for upcoming Clerk Grade 5/6 opportunities across a range of practice groups within our agency. This is an excellent opportunity for a Legal Support Manager to join the Crown Solicitor's Office. In this role, you will provide operational and executive support across legal practice groups, leading administrative teams and advising and collaborating with Practice Group leaders on operational matters relating to legal support services. You will oversee day-to-day operations, drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement change to ensure teams are well supported in the delivery of high-quality legal services to government. You will balance competing priorities in a fast-paced legal environment, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while providing trusted operational advice and driving continuous improvement. You will foster a culture of excellence, client service, collaboration, diversity and inclusion, empowering your team to learn, grow and perform at their best.

About you. Our ideal candidate.

Essential requirements

• You must have experience in leading and managing a team
• You thrive working in an agile and dynamic work environment
• You are committed to excellent customer service and have experience in supporting the delivery of high quality of administration and executive support to solicitors

Closing date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 (AEST 7:59PM)

Recruitment enquiries: Margaret Ters, Talent Acquisition Partner , [e-mail] , 0427 413 924

Why work for CSO?

The NSW Crown Solicitors Office (CSO) provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies. As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, our principal role is to advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner. We act with integrity and professional independence, guided by the government sector's core values. We are focussed on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. We also provide our people with opportunities to learn, develop and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.

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Our commitment to flexible working

• Up to 20 days recreation leave and up to 18 days flex leave per annum
• 20 days purchased leave annually
• Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks (14 weeks + 2 bonus weeks) which can be taken flexibly within the first 24 months to support the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child
• Study time up to 4 hours per week
• Extended Leave of up to 44 days after 10 years or up to 30.8 days after 7 years of service.

How we support health & wellbeing

• We offer an employee assistance program to support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace and in their personal lives, which also extends to family members
• Coaching services are available for people leaders and executives to learn and implement best practices to manage their team’s wellbeing
• We offer an annual Flu Vaccination program
• We provide access to the Fitness Passport program – a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to staff and their families

CSO's commitment to diversity

CSO is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including (but not limited to) people with diverse ability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with caring responsibilities. We continue to learn new ways to be more inclusive every day and are committed to making improvements in the recruitment process and in the workplace, so that all individuals feel safe and supported to apply for roles.