Senior Legal Secretary

- Join our talent pool for future Senior Legal Secretary opportunities with the Crown Solicitor’s Office.

- Play a key role in coordinating legal matters, supporting senior legal practitioners and keeping a busy practice group moving.

- Adaptable start & finish working hours + annual leave 20 days + additional flex leave (up to 18 days per year)

Classification grade: Clerk Grade 3/4

Salary: $87,199 - $95,482 p.a. base salary (employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading is paid in addition to the base salary.)

Work type: Full-Time – 35 hours per week

Work location: Our primary place of work is located at 252 Pitt Street, Sydney.

About the role The Crown Solicitor’s Office is creating a talent pool for future Senior Legal Secretary opportunities. Apply now to be considered for suitable Clerk Grade 3/4 vacancies as they arise and build your career supporting the delivery of high-quality legal services to the NSW Government.

This is an chance for experienced legal secretaries and administrative professionals to register their interest in future roles supporting Practice Group Leaders, solicitors and legal support teams within one of the NSW Government’s leading legal service providers.

As a Senior Legal Secretary, you will contribute to the efficient delivery of legal services by coordinating correspondence and incoming legal-service requests, managing diaries and legal files, preparing high-quality documentation, supporting billing processes, and helping to prioritise and allocate work across a busy legal practice group.

Successful applicants may be placed in a talent pool and considered for suitable ongoing or temporary vacancies as they arise, subject to business requirements. Placement in the talent pool does not guarantee an offer of employment.

To learn more about the role, please review the role description.

About you. Our ideal candidate.

- You are committed to excellent customer service and strive to maintain high standards of administration and executive support to the solicitors.

- You have excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage the expectations of solicitors.

- You thrive working in an agile and dynamic work environment.

- Experience in leading a small team.

How to apply:

For your application to be considered,



you must submit your application online and include:

- An updated resume

- and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

- A response to the targeted question when prompted and limit your response to 200 words per response.

The selection process may include a range of assessment techniques to assist hiring managers in determining your suitability for the role.

Please note: You can request adjustments throughout each step of the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or alternative formats to participate in the process, please contact Margaret Ters, Talent Acquisition Partner on 0427 413 924 or email [email protected] to further discuss.

Please note that some Practice Groups at the CSO work on sensitive and potentially confronting matters, such as historical child abuse cases and coronial inquests. We have procedures in place to minimise exposure to such material, as well as thorough training to help employees manage these situations. Furthermore, we provide a strong employee assistance program for counselling and ensure support is available from supervisors and team members.

A recruitment pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.

Closing date: Sunday, 27 September 2026 (AEST 7:59PM)

Recruitment enquiries: Margaret Ters, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected], 0427 413 924

Who we are?

The NSW Crown Solicitors Office (CSO) provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies. As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, our principal role is to advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner.

We act with integrity and professional independence,



guided by the government sector's core values. We are focussed on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. We also provide our people with opportunities to learn, develop and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.

For more information about the CSO, click here.

Our commitment to flexible working The CSO has adopted a teams-based approach to flexible working. We recognise that everyone has different needs and preferences, and our flexible work culture allows you to adapt your work routine to suit you. We’re all about flexibility, productivity and driving valuable client outcomes.

We have generous leave provisions available for our employees that acknowledge individual preferences and responsibilities including:

- Up to 20 days recreation leave and up to 18 days flex leave per annum

- 20 days purchased leave annually

- Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks (14 weeks + 2 bonus weeks) which can be taken flexibly within the first 24 months to support the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child

- Study time up to 4 hours per week

- Extended Leave of up to 44 days after 10 years or up to 30.8 days after 7 years of service.

How we support health & wellbeing:

- We offer an employee assistance program to support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace and in their personal lives, which also extends to family members

- Coaching services are available for people leaders and executives to learn and implement best practices to manage their team’s wellbeing

- We offer an annual Flu Vaccination program

- We provide access to the Fitness Passport program – a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to staff and their families

CSO's commitment to diversity

At CSO, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce contributes to the success of our organisation and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects our diverse community.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and linguistically diverse people, veterans and other diverse communities.

📌 Senior Legal Secretary (Sydney)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
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