The Details:

- Maximum Term 4 years Full Time | 9 day fortnight
- TRP from $207,505 pa (inclusive of 12% super and leave loading)
- 76 hour fortnight
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days
- Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Senior Legal Counsel - Disputes, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

We're excited to be growing our in-house legal team. This is a unique chance for an experienced disputes lawyer to lead and manage a diverse portfolio of litigation, regulatory, enforcement, insurance and strategic risk matters while contributing to the broader legal function of one of Australia's largest local governments.

As part of the collaborative and high-performing legal team, you will work closely with senior leaders across the organisation to help resolve complex legal issues, manage organisational risk and protect Council's interests.
At the City of Moreton Bay, your work will help shape decisions that affect the community every day. You'll step into a trusted advisory role, working at the heart of strategic, legal and operational decision-making within Australia's third-largest council.

About the Opportunity

In this team, no two days are the same. You will:

- Provide strategic legal advice on disputes, litigation, regulatory enforcement and risk management matters across the organisation.
- Manage a diverse portfolio of pre-litigation and litigation matters, including planning and development enforcement, contractual disputes, negligence claims, property disputes, regulatory proceedings and judicial review matters.




- Advise on the early identification, assessment and resolution of disputes to minimise legal, financial and reputational risk.
- Lead and coordinate Council's response to complex and high-profile disputes, incidents and sensitive legal matters.
- Advise on insurance, liability, indemnity and recovery issues, including public liability and property damage claims.
- Support Council's regulatory functions by advising on enforcement strategies, statutory powers, prosecutions and compliance matters.
- Manage proceedings across a range of jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court, District Court, Planning and Environment Court, Magistrates Court, QCAT and other tribunals.
- Instruct and manage external solicitors, counsel, investigators, experts and insurers.
- Develop and implement strategies for the early resolution of disputes through negotiation, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes.
- Represent Council's interests in mediations, settlement conferences and alternative dispute resolution processes.
- Provide legal support and strategic advice on disputes arising from Council projects and operations and other sensitive organisational matters.
- Prepare legal opinions, reports and briefings for senior management, executive leadership and Council.




- Develop and maintain dispute resolution frameworks, litigation protocols and risk management practices.
- Monitor emerging legal risks, trends and legislative developments affecting local government operations.
- Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to the ongoing development of Council's legal capability.

While the primary focus of this role is disputes, litigation and risk management, you will also have opportunities to contribute across the broader spectrum of local government legal practice as business needs require.

Position Description - Senior Legal Counsel

About you

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large and growing in-house legal team during a period of transformation and expansion.

You'll be part of a team-oriented, people-focused environment where you'll be supported to develop your skills, strengthen relationships across the business and contribute to delivering contemporary, best-practice legal services.

You will:

- Lead a diverse and complex portfolio of disputes across one of Queensland's largest local governments.
- Manage matters spanning litigation, enforcement, crisis management, insurance and strategic risk.
- Work directly with senior leaders on high-profile and sensitive matters.
- Gain exposure to a wide range of courts, tribunals and dispute resolution forums.
- Influence strategic decisions that have lasting impacts on the organisation and community.
- Build expertise across multiple areas of local government law while specialising in disputes and litigation.
- Have opportunities to broaden your practice

📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Moreton Bay Region)
🏢 City of Moreton Bay
📍 Moreton Bay Region