Job Title
Senior Legal Counsel - Anti-Dumping Expertise
Job Description:
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide expert legal advice and support to the commission staff on complex matters related to trade remedies law and investigative practice.
As a senior member of the legal team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality legal services to investigators, including from non-legal backgrounds.
You will work independently under limited direction/supervision from the Principal Legal Counsel in performing your role and providing client-focused specialist legal advice and support to the commission staff on complex matters.
Key Responsibilities:
* Providing effective legal advice verbally and in writing, such as in relation to statutory interpretation, trade remedies law, evidentiary matters, and investigations practice/procedure.
* Managing merits review matters, including drafting submissions and participating in conferences with Anti-Dumping Review Panel members, and providing input to judicial reviews.
* Monitoring developments in the Anti-Dumping Review Panel, the Federal Court, and the World Trade Organization, and informing the commission of consequences for legislation, policy, and practice.
* Identifying opportunities for continuous practice and operational improvement, aligned to the commission's strategic direction.
* Providing input to develop legislation and policy.
* Mentoring and supervising more junior lawyers.
* Actively contributing to a positive, productive, and collaborative team environment across the commission.
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