Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/20047946E

This is an exciting prospect to progress your career and obtain experience working as a Supervising Lawyer in the Victoria Police Royal Commission into Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction (RCIMCP) Response Taskforce (Taskforce Kestrel).

Taskforce Kestrel sits within Legal Services which provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. Legal Services is led by an Executive Director 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. 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.

Taskforce Kestrel has been established to manage Victoria Police's response to the RCIMCP and consists of an Operations, Legal and Project Unit. This role sits within the Legal Unit.

The purpose of the Legal Unit is to coordinate organisational responses to notices served on Victoria Police by the RCIMCP pursuant to the Inquiries Act 2014. The Legal Unit works in close collaboration with a variety of stakeholders in Victoria Police across operational, policy and legal streams to meet its obligations in tight timeframes.

The Legal Unit fulfills the following functions:

- Oversight and fulfilment of Victoria Police's legal obligations and accountabilities to the RCIMCP.
- Review and provision of legal advice concerning large volumes of responding material to the RCIMCP.




- Facilitating the flow of endorsed Victoria Police responses and statements through internal and external legal review processes for submission to the RCIMCP.
- Briefing and providing instructions to external legal practitioners and counsel.
- Providing legal support and advice for Victoria Police stakeholders in preparation for submissions and RCIMCP hearings and concerning protections applicable to any responding material.

The successful applicant will join a dynamic team that reports to the Managing Principal Lawyer. As a Supervising Lawyer, you will be required to work in close collaboration with a variety of internal units and external stakeholders to advance Victoria Police's organisational responses to the RCIMCP.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

- Leading the Legal Unit's development of various documents, as directed by the Managing Principal Lawyer.
- Building and maintaining knowledge of broader operational, policy and legislative frameworks in order to support the Legal Unit's responses to the RCIMCP.
- Providing key support to the Managing Principal Lawyer in formalising complex written and verbal legal advice to senior management.
- Leading independent consultation,



collaboration and negotiation with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Guiding the Legal Unit in the development of formal correspondence and/or submissions in response to RCIMCP requests and/or findings.
- Leading the tasking, guidance and support of Legal Unit staff and external stakeholders as directed by the Managing Principal Lawyer.
- Triage and submission of responding materials and documents through various IT platforms, including eDiscovery software.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

- Positive and proactive approach.
- Ability to quickly identify vulnerabilities and obstacles, and create innovative solutions.
- Demonstrated and measurable ability to lead the development and delivery of complex legal advice and implement legal directives effectively.
- Proven ability to provide sound advice legal to senior management on issues concerning operational, policy and legislative matters.
- Highly developed communication, diplomacy and conflict resolution skills, with demonstrated ability to build positive stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or understanding of legal frameworks and obligations for law enforcement agencies, including knowledge of public interest immunity frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask, collaboratively engage and allocate time and resources appropriately under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, supervise and lead a team.
- A high level of resilience and emotional intelligence.

Mandatory Requirements:

- Existing Baseline clearance or ability to obtain one.
- Current Unrestricted Practicing Certificate.

Desirable:

- Previous experience in ju

📌 Supervising Lawyer (Melbourne)
🏢 Police
📍 Melbourne