In this role, as an individual contributor, the following core leadership competencies are required:
- Makes insightful decisions: Makes considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context.
- Builds enduring relationships: Builds and sustains relationships to enable the cooperative delivery of customer-focused outcomes.
- Drive and accountability: Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and transparency.
- Pursues continuous growth: Pursues opportunities for growth through agile learning, and development of self-awareness.
Your key duties and responsibilities:
- Work on allocated legal requests collaboratively with clients and collegiately with other lawyers (including briefing of external lawyers), within client agreed time frames, under the supervision and guidance of more senior lawyers, including a Senior Principal Lawyer.
- Communicate effectively, clearly and succinctly with a diverse client group, in a variety of settings, with legal accuracy and a practical, fit for purpose, customer focus.
- Prioritise workloads in accordance with client agreed timeframes and overall Legal Branch objectives, recognising that some legal tasks may need to be completed urgently.
Why work with us?
Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:
Competitive salaries
- 12.75% superannuation
- 17.5% leave loading
Employee wellbeing
- 36.25 hour full time work week
- Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
- Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
Professional development
- Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further
- Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
- Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave advantages for approved external training and development.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.
Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.
Ready to apply?
For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.
📌 Lawyer
🏢 Department of Health - Queensland
📍 Brisbane