Managing Lawyer - Digital & Platforms, Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney CBD
Role:
Managing Lawyer Digital & Platforms
Location:
Sydney CBD, hybrid working options available
Grade:
Clerk Grade *****
Salary Range:
$149,739 - $173,174 per annum plus superannuation
Employment Type:
Ongoing opportunity
Are you a senior legal professional with a passion for building and
motivating teams?
An exciting opportunity is available as a Managing Lawyer within the Digital
& Platforms stream of our Department of Customer Service (DCS) Legal
Division.
The DCS Legal team supports a range of portfolio business clients including Service
NSW, Digital NSW, Government Technology Platforms and Office of AI.
Reporting to an Assistant General Counsel, our Managing Lawyers in Digital
& Platforms lead and manage a team of lawyers providing expert legal
services on a broad range of technology and digital projects that support the
agency's strategic and operational priorities.
You will be working in a dynamic, agile environment applying your legal subject
matter expertise across diverse ICT, digital, and digital transformation
initiatives, projects and transactions, including whole of government projects
and inter-agency initiatives.
You will have carriage of various ICT, digital, and digital commercial matters
across the NSW Government representing Legal Division in the provision of
independent, accurate, timely and expert legal services.
You will also lead a small team providing legal advice and services in all
aspects of commercial law, policy and procurement related to digital and technology
projects.
The professional in this role will need to:
Provide
operational management of a team of up to 4 lawyers, sharing expertise and
insight fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous
development.
Provide
strategic, pragmatic, focused and accountable specialist legal advice and
strategy across a range of ICT, digital and technology projects.
Confidently
lead, conduct, and support complex commercial negotiations to ensure




compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and successful
delivery of outcomes for major projects.
Advise,
draft, review, and negotiate a range of documents and agreements including
for software acquisition/licensing, product development, intellectual
property in information technology, digital transformation, and cloud
service delivery.
Be
adept at working with a variety of stakeholders to interpret and distil
complex legal issues in the preparation of contractual and other
documentation to ensure that statutory, ethical, probity and other legal
obligations are properly addressed.
About you:
You
are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South
Wales and hold or, be eligible to hold a current practising certificate as
a solicitor.
You
have
a minimum of 7 years relevant post qualification experience in two or
more
of the following areas in in either private, in-house corporate or
government practice:
Digital and Technology law -
Corporate and Commercial law.
- Intellectual Property (IP) law
You
have advanced analytical, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills,
including an ability to apply legal principles in a practical way.
You
are a motivated and effective communicator with great initiative.
You can
work with diverse clients, other lawyers, and a proven ability to work
collaboratively and flexibly with key stakeholders across all levels to
support optimal delivery outcomes.
You
are a client focussed team player with great initiative, who thrives
managing competing deadlines and priorities in a fast paced and dynamic
environment.
You
are experienced at creating and fostering high-performing teams.
What we need from you:




To start your journey towards becoming one of
our Managing Lawyers in Digital & Platforms, please submit a covering
letter (maximum two pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than five pages
which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position.
In your cover letter, please share your motivation for applying for this
position.
A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.
Salary Grade *****, with the base salary for this role starting
at $****** base plus superannuation
Click
Here
to access the Role Description
.
For enquiries relating to recruitment please
contact Nicole Turner via ******.
Visit the
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to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing
practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities
listed in the role description.
Closing Date: 10am Monday 9th March
Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives
you the chance to help improve government services and be part of reform that
benefits people across NSW.
We are
focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and
regulatory reform.
Come join us and influence the future of our great state.
Belong in our diverse and inclusive
workplace
The
strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while
the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with
different backgrounds and perspectives.
You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement
here
.
We want you to bring your best self to this application process.
If you have any support or access needs that may
require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process
(including an alternate format of the application form) please contact ****** or ************.
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