Senior Lawyer - Regulation and Compliance team at the Office of the
Registrar General
Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10
Salary range: $129,464 - $142,665 + superannuation and leave loading
Duration: 12 months, Full time
Location: Sydney, McKell Building – The team landing
day is Tuesday (attendance 2 days a week, increasing to 3 days)
About the team
We have an opportunity for a
Senior Lawyer to join our Regulation and Compliance team at the Office of the
Registrar General for a 12-month period.
The Regulation and Compliance team
undertakes legal, regulatory and governance work in relation to the Land and
Property Information (LPI) concession and eConveyancing legal framework. The
team includes legal, compliance and IT specialists to ensure effective
oversight of the private operator of the LPI concession and eConveyancing
operators and customers. The team also provides legal, policy and governance
advice and support to the senior executive and other teams within ORG.
Reporting to the Managing Lawyer
Commercial, the Senior Lawyer will join a friendly team in a fast-paced
environment. They will work independently and collaboratively to deliver high
quality legal advice, identify and resolve complex legal and regulatory
matters, as well as build and maintain relationships with key
stakeholders.
The right applicant will be a
team player, willing to develop skills in new legal areas, comfortable with
ambiguity, and someone who enjoys working with others to develop innovative
solutions.
About you
To be successful in this role you will be
admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW, hold a current
practising certificate and have at least 3 years' post qualification
experience. Ideally, you will have relevant experience in government and/or
commercial legal roles.
You will have experience handling complex
matters with multiple stakeholders. You will be an experienced drafter,
negotiator and communicator, with advanced written and verbal communication
skills, able to convey complex concepts clearly and succinctly.
You are a resourceful person with a
proactive working style, who is able to work autonomously and part of a team.
ORG is looking for someone who enjoys the challenge of developing practical
solutions to complex problems in a customer-centric environment.
You enjoy working and collaborating as part
of a hard-working and friendly team, including mentoring and developing junior
legal staff.
Your day-to-day
The
key accountabilities include:
* preparing analyses on complex legal and regulatory matters and undertaking associated research
* providing frank and fearless legal and/or policy advice, supported by evidence
* preparing briefs to the executive and Minister's office on matters relating to, for example, the regulation of the land registry Concession and electronic conveyancing
* preparing various other documents for a range of audiences
* delegating to and working with more junior staff
* professionally representing the Office of the Registrar General at various forums; both internal and external to the Department.
To
be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
* experience providing practical legal advice and performing generalist legal tasks
* excellent research, drafting, and academic skills.
* rigorous project management skills, to set priorities, manage multiple stakeholders and deliver work within set timeframes
* working knowledge of digital reforms or ability to acquire a working knowledge rapidly
* strong communication and negotiation skills
* the ability to work with a high level of autonomy yet also in a team.
* To
be successful in this role you must be admitted as a legal practitioner of the
Supreme Court of NSW, have at least 3 years' post admission experience, and
hold a current practising certificate.
What we need from you
Please
submit your resume of no more than 5 pages, including a cover letter of no more
than 2 pages, sharing your motivation for applying for the position and
demonstrating your capability and relevant skills.
Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please
contact Sandy Anderson via
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Closing Date: Monday 22nd December 10am
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