Solicitor, Renter Engagement and Relocations

Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing seeks a Solicitor, Renter Engagement and Relocations, to deliver timely, practical legal advice on Homes Victoria’s major projects, including renter engagement and relocations. You will advise the Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, housing development teams, and senior management to support decision making.

You will prepare property transaction agreements and other legal documents, ministerial correspondence, cabinet submissions and

Qualifikationen

• Specialised knowledge of property and tenancy law.
• Expertise in statutory interpretation and administrative law.
• Ability to draft property agreements, ministerial correspondence, cabinet submissions and briefings.

Aufgaben

• Provide well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence.
• Collaborate with departmental colleagues to deliver client focused legal services.
• Contribute to strategic and operational planning to improve legal services and client outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Property law

Tenancy law

Statutory interpretation

Administrative law

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or JD

Jobbeschreibung

THE ROLE

The Solicitor, Renter Engagement and Relocations, will be required to provide timely, practical, outcomes-focused legal advice and support the delivery of Homes Victoria's major projects, including matters relating to renter engagement and relocations. You will be advising the Secretary, as well as the Chief Executive Officer, housing development and commercial project teams, and other senior management in Homes Victoria, and the housing portfolio Minister who is supported by the department.

This role requires specialised skills and expertise in property and tenancy law, statutory interpretation and administrative law. You will also be required to prepare property transaction agreements and other legal documents, ministerial correspondence, cabinet submissions, written reports and briefings. As a Solicitor, your advice 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 Solicitor role will report to the Managing Principal Solicitor, Major Projects.

Accountabilities Include

• Provide well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence.
• Collaborate with departmental colleagues to deliver client focused legal services.
• Contribute to strategic and operational planning to improve legal services and client outcomes.