Solicitor

Department of Families Fairness and Housing; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Families Fairness and Housing in Melbourne is seeking a Solicitor in the Corporate stream of the Corporate and Construction team. You will provide timely legal advice and practical guidance, draft and negotiate contracts, and assist in monitoring the performance of contracted legal firms to meet departmental needs.

Reporting to the Managing Principal Solicitor, the role covers contract law, tendering, IT/IP, employment law, and general commercial work.

Responsibilities

• Provide well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence.
• Advise on tendering, contracts and commercial matters,
• Draft and negotiate contracts.

Job description

THE ROLE

As a Solicitor in the Corporate stream of the Corporate and Construction team, you will be required to provide timely legal advice and practical legal advice. You will also prepare contracts and advice which must be clear, accurate and appropriate to meeting the client's needs. You will also be required to assist in monitoring and reporting on the performance and quality of advice of contracted legal firms in meeting the needs of the department's clients. The Corporate stream of the Corporate and Construction team is responsible for providing practical, outcomes-focused legal advice and support across a broad range of areas such as contract law and tendering, information technology and intellectual property law, employment law (including OHS), general commercial law, and litigation that arise from these areas of practice. The Solicitor role will report to the Managing Principal Solicitor of the Corporate stream in the Corporate and Construction Team.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Provide well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence.
• Advise on tendering, contracts and commercial matters,
• Draft and negotiate contracts.