Job Description
The Role
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We currently have secondment opportunities within a Commonwealth Agency that is seeking lawyers with extensive administrative law and statutory interpretation experience to work on a variety of legal projects.
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The Responsibilities
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Successful Candidate Will Be Required To
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provide specialist legal advice to internal stakeholders;
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support and mentor staff, including training to build knowledge and capability;
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manage a caseload of legal matters;
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provide legal and practical assistance in the development of agency policies, processes and procedures;
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prepare draft written material including submissions, reports and briefs for external legal providers;
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review material relating to draft legislation, including drafting instructions and draft bills,
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develop, support and maintain stakeholder relationships;
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contribute to projects and current business initiatives;
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provide quality assurance to ensure adherence to procedures and guidelines;
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develop and implement improvements and best practice in processes and procedures; and
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perform administrative tasks including records and information management and database management and document retrieval.
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The Requirements
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A current practising certificate (or ability to obtain one) and a current Baseline security clearance is essential.
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The successful candidate will also have extensive experience advising on Commonwealth administrative law and statutory interpretation matters.
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Previous experience advising on Centrelink, Child Support or Medicare matters would be highly regarded.

📌 Senior Lawyers - Administrative Law (Baseline Clearance) (Canberra)
🏢 Limber
📍 Canberra