Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/20045960E

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain valuable experience working as a Senior Advocate within Legal Services at Victoria Police.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain valuable experience working as a Senior Advocate within Legal Services at Victoria Police.

This role is located within the Prosecutions Branch Advocacy Unit, within the Courts and Prosecution Services Division, based out of Melbourne but supporting a range of Prosecution Units across Victoria. The role offers the opportunity to gain valuable in-court advocacy experience.

We are ideally looking for someone with in-court advocacy experience in criminal law, youth-justice, or the running of complex and sensitive legal matters.

The role will require you to develop and maintain collaborative internal relationships as well as work with external stakeholders across agencies, as part of a broad network that will ensure cooperative and proactive approaches to addressing community harm.

Victoria Police is a professional, diverse and flexible workforce that continues to lead the way in victim centric support, whilst striving to prevent and reduce community harm.

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

Your duties will include:

- Appearing on behalf of Victoria Police in a wide range of Criminal and Family Violence Magistrate's Court matters across the State.
- Coordinating and managing prosecutions,



including the preparation and oversight of matters in court, the prosecution of contest mentions, contested hearings, and instructing counsel as necessary, including family violence related matters.
- Coordinating and case managing criminal prosecutions as required.
- Providing advice, mentoring and career development to Prosecutors and Police Lawyers within Prosecutions Branch.
- Preparing high-level written advice to the organisation within areas of specialisation.
- Developing, engaging with, and maintaining professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

- Admission to practice as an Australian Lawyer (Unrestricted Practising Certificate).
- Demonstrated advocacy experience with a preference for prosecutorial experience.
- Relevant knowledge and experience in criminal law, evidence and procedure.
- Experience in providing high level and confidentia l oral and written advice within areas of specialisation.
- Demonstrated high level and professional communication and interpersonal skills.




- Proven ability to monitor client and stakeholder satisfaction and constructively manage stakeholder issues to ensure positive outcomes for the stakeholder and the organisation.
- A proven record of ethical behaviour and a demonstrated commitment to the Victoria Police Code of Ethics and Conduct, Financial Code of Practice, Organisational Values, the Victims' Charter and the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment within tight timeframes and case manage a number of different and complex matters.
- Current valid Australian driver licence.

Requirements and relevant information:

- Two (2) x full-time, fixed term until 30/06/2030 positions available.
- The salary range for a VPS5 role is $116,413 - $140,849 (covering salary ranges VPSG 5.1 and VPSG 5.2). 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).
- These positions are located at Prosecutions Branch Headquarters, located at 456 Lonsdale St, Melbourne. However, will be a requirement of these positions to travel to Magistrate's Courts across the State as required.
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
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📌 Senior Advocate (Melbourne)
🏢 Victoria Police
📍 Melbourne