Senior Lawyer – Administrative Law/Statutory Interpretation – Baseline Clearance

Limber Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Limber Recruitment is seeking a Senior Lawyer with administrative law and statutory interpretation experience for a secondment within a Commonwealth Agency. The assignment covers a variety of legal projects across government and involves engaging with senior stakeholders.

Role requires current practicing certificate (or ability to obtain) and baseline security clearance. Secondment to May 2027 with locations in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney; daily rate $900–$1400 including super.

Qualifications

• Current practising certificate (or ability to obtain one).
• Experience advising on Commonwealth administrative law and automated decision making is highly regarded.
• Baseline security clearance or ability to obtain is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work as a secondee within the Commonwealth client’s in‑house legal team.
• Provide advice on statutory interpretation and administrative law issues.
• Advise on program legislation and social security/family assistance law matters.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Administrative law

Statutory interpretation

Education

Practising certificate

Job description

Senior Lawyer – Administrative Law/Statutory Interpretation – Baseline Clearance

Senior Lawyer – Administrative Law/Statutory Interpretation – Baseline Clearance – $900 to $1400 daily rate including super – Initial secondment to May 2027 – Canberra Brisbane Melbourne Sydney locations available

The Role

We currently have a secondment opportunity within a Commonwealth Agency that is seeking a lawyer with administrative law 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 and sub-ordinate instruments;
• applying administrative law principles to business decisions and advising on process issues;
• providing advice on program legislation;
• responding to legal advice requests related to automated decision making and legislative reform; and
• providing advice related to Social Security Law, Family Assistance Law and Health Legislation.

The Requirements

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

Previous experience advising on Commonwealth administrative law including on automated decision making, legislative reform (including Social Security Law) would be highly regarded.