Senior Legal Officer, Research & Projects - Flexible Work

Attorney Generals Department; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 138,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National Police Check

Employment-related Screening Check

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The Senior Legal Officer (Research and Projects) provides high quality legal and policy advice to the Director and Assistant Director. It is responsible for maintaining a legal guide for completing ICAC Act assessments and reviewing PCD Act assessments, while helping prepare the annual report and submissions to evaluations.

The role also helps develop an engagement and education strategy to promote the OPI, leads projects to refine processes, and supports junior officers and paralegals with

Qualifications

• Hold a Degree in Law and be admitted, or eligible to be admitted as a practitioner of the Supreme Court of South Australia.
• Must be eligible and willing to undergo a Negative Vetting 1 clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality legal and policy advice to the Director and Assistant Director.
• Maintain a legal guide for the use of staff in completing assessments under the ICAC Act and reviewing assessments under the PCD Act.
• Prepare the annual report; prepare submissions to evaluations and projects by ICAC; respond to requests from other agencies and Parliament committees.
• Develop an engagement and education strategy to promote the OPI and raise awareness of legislative reporting obligations.
• Lead projects to refine operational processes within the OPI and supervise junior Legal Officers and Paraegals.

Skills

Lawyer skills

Education

Law degree

Job description

The Senior Legal Officer (Research and Projects) provides high quality legal and policy advice to the Director and Assistant Director. It is responsible for maintaining a legal guide for completing ICAC Act assessments and reviewing PCD Act assessments, while helping prepare the annual report and submissions to evaluations.

The role also helps develop an engagement and education strategy to promote the OPI, leads projects to refine processes, and supports junior officers and paralegals with