Working to protect the states environment and heritage.
Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW
- Exciting and unique senior litigation role specialising in Parliamentary and statutory disclosure
- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Genuine work / life balance supported with the flexibility to work in a hybrid role
- Parramatta Sydney CBD Newcastle and regional offices - other established NSW work locations may be considered
- Salary relative to experience and ranges from $ to $ super leave loading
Join a highly collegiate in‑house litigation and investigations team of enthusiastic collaborative passionate and results‑driven lawyers. This role will require you to provide expert legal and advisory services to lead and manage Parliamentary and statutory disclosure matters for the Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) with the opportunity to also assist in resolving disputes spanning many areas of law.
About the role
In the role of Principal Legal Officer Parliamentary and Statutory Disclosure you will be instrumental in supporting DCCEEWs functions in the areas of information disclosure and document review and production.
The role will involve :
Carriage of all legal aspects of Parliamentary and statutory disclosure matters including Standing Order 52s compulsory notices issued to DCCEEW and subpoenas.Working with Manager SO52 and managing SLOs LOs graduates and paralegals within the Governance and Legal Branch.Liaising across NSW government including with TCO and other government agencies and with external law firms.Streamlining information disclosure processes.Training and education for DCCEEW in relation to responding to calls for documents.Using document management platform (Nuix) to review analyse advise on and finalise documents to be disclosed.The opportunity to work on litigation matters and draft advice court documents and Ministerial and Departmental Briefing Notes on litigation and law enforcement issues.You will also be responsible for :
Team management and leadership including supervising and mentoring junior lawyers and driving a positive team culture and team improvement.Developing and providing training and briefing sessions to share and