Managing Lawyer - Digital & Platforms

Role: Managing Lawyer Digital & Platforms

Location: Sydney CBD, hybrid working options available

Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12

Salary Range: $149,739 - $173,174 per annum plus superannuation

Employment Type: Ongoing chance

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

- 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 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‑focused 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 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $149,739 base plus superannuation.

Click here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing a 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 opportunity 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 excellent state.

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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.

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