Senior Lawyer - Digital & Platforms

NSW Department of Customer Service; Sydney; Híbrido; AUD 133.000 - 147.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NSW Department of Customer Service in Sydney CBD is seeking a Senior Lawyer for Digital & Platforms on a 12-month temporary basis, starting February 2027. The role offers hybrid work options and reports to a Managing Lawyer within the DCS Legal team.

The successful candidate will provide strategic legal advice on ICT projects, negotiate major contracts, and help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while supporting NSW’s digital agenda across government.

Formación

• Admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW.
• Current practising certificate as a solicitor.
• Minimum 4 years post-qualification experience in digital/technology, IP, privacy, or related fields.
• Government practice experience is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide strategic, pragmatic, focused and accountable specialist legal advice across technology and digital projects.
• Support complex commercial negotiations to ensure compliance and successful delivery of major projects.
• Advise, draft, review, and negotiate software/licensing, product development, IP, data privacy, and cloud service agreements.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to translate complex legal issues into contractual documents while ensuring probity and regulatory obligations.

Conocimientos

Strategic legal advice

Analytical ability

Stakeholder management

Communication

Educación

Bachelor of Laws

Descripción del empleo

NSW Department of Customer Service – Sydney CBD NSW

Senior Lawyer - Digital & Platforms, 12 month temporary opportunity, based in Sydney CBD

Role: Senior Lawyer Digital & Platforms
Location: Sydney CBD, hybrid working options available
Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10
Salary Range: $133,348 - $146,945 +Super and leave loading
Employment Type: 12 month temporary role, starting in February 2027

Are you an ICT lawyer looking to be involved in innovative work across Government?

The Digital & Platforms team in the Department of Customer Service (DCS) Legal team supports a range of portfolio business clients including Digital.NSW, Government Technology Platforms, NSW Gov AI, Government Shared Services and Service NSW.

Our lawyers are involved in complex and high profile technology projects such as:

• Whole of Government contracts with major international technology vendors;
• Government apps and platforms development;
• Innovative digital products such as Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials;
• Cybersecurity and privacy;
• Artificial Intelligence frameworks; and

As a Senior Lawyer you will report to one of our Managing Lawyers and assist on projects that support the agency's strategic, operational, and legislative priorities. There are opportunities to participate in initiatives across DCS and across Government including significant projects that drive the digital agenda for NSW.

• This is a 12 month temporary opportunity to cover a parental leave period. There may be a possibly to extend, or make ongoing, if another opportunity becomes available.
• Remuneration of $133 348 - $146,945 +Super and leave loading, commensurate with experience.
• Based in Sydney CBD with hybrid working options available.
• A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoing or temporary opportunities.

The professional in these roles will need to:

• Provide strategic, pragmatic, focused and accountable specialist legal advice and strategy across a range of technology and digital areas.
• Support complex commercial negotiations to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and successful delivery of outcomes for major projects.
• Advise, draft, review, and assist in negotiations of a range of documents and agreements including for software and product acquisition/licensing, product development, intellectual property in information technology, digital transformation, and cloud service delivery.
• Be adept at working with a variety of stakeholders to interpret and distil complex legal issues in the preparation of contractual and other documentation to ensure that statutory, ethical, probity and other legal obligations are properly addressed.

About you:

• You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and hold or, be eligible to hold, a current practising certificate as a solicitor.
• You have advanced analytical ability, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills including an ability to apply legal principles in a practical way.
• You possess excellent stakeholder management, interpersonal, and communication skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with key stakeholders across all levels to support optimal service delivery outcomes.
• You are a client focussed team player who thrives managing competing deadlines and priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

You will hold Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree qualification and have a minimum of 4 years relevant post qualification experience in two or more of the following areas in either private, in-house corporate or government practice:

• Digital and Technology law
• Corporate and Commercial law
• Intellectual Property (IP) law
• Privacy law

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $133,348 base plus superannuation

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd November 11:59pm

Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

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