This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain experience working as a Supervising Lawyer in the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division of Legal Services, Victoria Police. Our vision is to be a centre of prosecutorial and legal excellence, with people who are recognised as being fair, just and valued partners in the Victorian justice system.
Legal Services provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. Legal Services is led by an Executive Director (who is also the organisation's General Counsel) and employs over 800 staff spread across four divisions
- the Office of the Executive Director; the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division; the Courts & Prosecution Services Division; and the Legal Business Operations Division.
Victoria Police's Legal Services is enhancing its advocacy response to meet the expansion of court networks and jurisdictions across Victoria. Victoria Police is seeking to meet this demand with enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated advocates to prosecute a range of civil applications in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) primarily being review applications in respect of tobacco licences under the Tobacco Act 1997 but also including similar applications in relation to firearms licences, firearms prohibition orders, private security licences, freedom of information requests and licences relating to combat sports trainers and promotors. As a successful applicant, you will need to demonstrate an ability to supervise a team to ensure the team is effectively managing numerous files across a range of jurisdictions, busy tribunal lists and competing priorities. The role includes coaching, mentoring and developing junior lawyers within the team.




You will be expected to perform caseload management and offer legal advice to all stakeholders as well as developing and maintaining collaborative relationships within the expansive Victoria Police workforce as well and working with external stakeholders across agencies as part of a broad network to ensure cooperative and proactive approaches to addressing community harm.
Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.
Your duties will include:Liaising with internal stakeholders to provide legal advice and legal representation as well as external stakeholders to exercise proper caseload management.
Supervising staff to ensure matters are appropriately prepared for hearing in VCAT and other jurisdictions.
Appearing as an advocate on behalf of the Chief Commissioner of Police and the various internal stakeholders before VCAT and other jurisdictions.
In complex cases, briefing and instructing external Counsel, where required.
Ensuring the team is providing strong legal advisory service to other areas of Victoria Police where required.
As the successful applicant, you will have:Admission to practice as an Australian Lawyer (unrestricted practising certificate).
High level understanding and experience as a court advocate.
Ability to supervise a team in a developing and emerging work environment.
A high level of resilience and emotional intelligence.
Experience in coaching, mentoring and developing junior lawyers to undertake high-level advocacy work.




Experience in drafting documents including affidavits and submissions for litigation matters and advices.
Requirements and relevant information:One (1) x Full time, fixed-term until 30/06/2028 position available.
The salary range for a VPS5 role is $116,413 to $140,849 (covering salary ranges VPSG5.1 and VPSG5.2). Although it is standard practice for selected candidates to commence at the base of the salary range, genuine consideration will be given to a commencement salary within the available range that is commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills and experiences. This will be subject to negotiations with the Hiring Manager in the course of the selection process and may include the provision of evidence of a higher income and/or supporting documentation (as required).
This position is located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo National Security Vetting, achieve and maintain a security classification as determined by the Department Head. To achieve this, applicants must be an Australian Citizen.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
As a member of the Legal Services Department you will be located, on selection, at a specific office within a Division for a particular advertised opportunity. However, given occasional legal service demand issues you may be required at times to undertake varied work within the Department. This supports the Departments commitment to a flexible and deployable legal workforce and career development opportunities in a range of legal domains.
Your application must include:Resume

📌 Supervising Lawyer (Melbourne)
🏢 Victoria Police
📍 Melbourne