Senior Legal Officer

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA); Parramatta; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking experienced Senior Legal Officers to join our team. These roles cover environmental protection, administrative law, enforcement, and legislative reform.

You will provide trusted legal advice to internal and external stakeholders and contribute to regulatory approaches. You will help develop legislation, deliver legal education and compliance programs, and support complex government workflows.

Qualifications

• Qualified NSW legal practitioner or eligible for NSW practising certificate.
• 3+ years post qualification experience.
• Ability to provide sound, practical and strategic legal advice in a complex government/regulatory environment.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders to translate complex issues into engagement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted legal advice to internal and external stakeholders across environmental protection and governance.
• Conduct litigation and prepare necessary legal documentation where required.
• Contribute to legislative reform and development of regulatory approaches.
• Develop and deliver legal education, training and compliance programs.

Skills

Legal advice

Regulatory environment

Stakeholder collaboration

Litigation (as applicable)

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking experienced Senior Legal Officers to join our team with a number of roles available.

These roles offer the opportunity to work on complex and meaningful legal matters across environmental protection, administrative law, conduct of litigation, legislative reform, government contracts and enforcement. You will provide trusted legal advice to a range of internal and external stakeholders, and depending on the role, conduct litigation, prepare legal documentation and contribute to the development of contemporary legislation and regulatory approaches.

In addition to your legal practice, you will contribute to legislative reviews and help build legal capability across the organisation through the development and delivery of legal education, training and compliance programs.

This is a role where your legal expertise can make a tangible difference, working at the intersection of law, regulation and environmental protection.

About you

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• You must currently be admitted as a legal practitioner in NSW or immediately eligible to hold a practising certificate in NSW.
• Generally, you will have three or more years post qualification or equivalent experience.
• You are an experienced legal professional who can provide sound, practical and strategic legal advice in a complex government and regulatory environment.
• You enjoy working collaboratively across diverse stakeholder groups and translate complex issues into clear, meaningful engagement opportunities.

This role closes on : 11:55 PM, Tuesday, 17 November 2026