Principal Legal Counsel, Executive Level 2, Anti-Dumping Commission
The salary range for this role is $153,302 - $164,019.
Canberra, Melbourne. Applications close 20 October.
About the Department
The Department Of Industry, Science And Resources And Our Broader Portfolio Are Integral To The Australian Government's Economic Agenda. Our Purpose Is To Help The Government Build a Better Future For All Australians Through Enabling a Productive, Resilient And Sustainable Economy, Enriched By Science And Technology. We Do This By
Growing innovative & competitive businesses, industries and regions
Investing in science and technology
Strengthening the resources sector.
The APS and the department offer a clear direction and meaningful work. You will be able to create positive impact in people's lives whilst contributing to improved outcomes for Australia and our people.
About The Team
We are Australia's international trade remedies authority - the Anti-Dumping Commission. The commission is responsible for undertaking investigations into allegations of unfair trade practices involving goods entering Australia and administering Australia's anti-dumping legislation.
The commission is led by the Anti-Dumping Commissioner (Commissioner), who is an independent statutory office holder. The commission is staffed by employees from the department made available to the Commissioner, including lawyers to provide specialist legal services.
The opportunity
PLC's prepare legal advice and supervise team members delivering legal advice to the Investigations Branch and the Strategic and Operations Branch team to support positive decision making by the Commissioner and promote best-practice regulation.
Day to day work involves operational oversight of compliance with the Commissioner's legislative obligations under the Customs Act and other Acts. PLCs take the lead in building the team's legal skills in administrative and trade remedies law, expanding the team's knowledge of trade remedy settings in other jurisdictions, and training commission staff on learnings from reviews and World Trade Organization disputes.
Our ideal candidate
5 years post-admission experience,
Effective verbal communication skills and a strong client focus,
Strong understanding of administrative law and statutory interpretation principles,
Experience providing well-reasoned, evidence-based, written legal advice in a regulatory environment.
Experience drafting submissions for merits review and judicial review proceedings,
Well-developed planning and organisational skills for building capability and meeting deadlines,
Experience mentoring and second counselling the work of junior lawyers,
Highly developed collaboration skills to engage with staff at all levels,
High standards of professional and personal integrity,
The ability to quickly learn and apply Australia's anti-dumping legislation (Part XVB of the Customs Act 1901),
Ability to learn Australia's obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Anti-Dumping Agreement and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measure.
What you will do
Manage case work including by providing effective legal advice, verbally and in writing, to investigators,
Supervise lawyers providing client focused legal services to case teams,
Build a positive, productive and mutually supportive team environment to provide a valued legal support function,
Work with the Executive Director, Legal, to identify and act on opportunities for continuous business improvement, aligned to the Commission's priorities,
Evaluate and advise on developments arising from judicial or merits review, and WTO cases identifying the need for consequential legislative, policy or practice changes.
Eligibility
Must have at least a Bachelor of Laws degree (or equivalent) from a recognised Australian tertiary education provider and hold an unrestricted practicing certificate.
Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory of Australia.
Substantial contemporary, relevant knowledge and experience in administrative law and statutory interpretation.
To be eligible for employment in the APS and the department, candidates must be Australian Citizens.
Positions require a Baseline security clearance and successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.
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📌 Principal Legal Counsel, Executive Level 2, Anti-Dumping Commission
🏢 Department of Industry, Science and Resources
📍 Canberra