Intellectually stimulating, professionally engaging, personally rewarding and lifestyle accommodating is the basis of a career with Crown Law. With five legal branches and 15 teams, a broad range of legal services are offered with many opportunities. You will enjoy a flexible working environment with excellent employment conditions.

We offer
competitive salary packages and generous superannuation. Other benefits include part-time arrangements, flexible

working hours
, various leave provisions, telecommuting, reward and recognition programs and employee assistance schemes. Crown Law is committed to the personal and professional development of all staff, providing a number of programmes to help staff reach their full potential. Our values are
- Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Responsibility. Litigation
- Conduct litigation strategies in complex and/or sensitive matters within discipline
- Represent clients in mediations or hearings for significant disputes.
- Use a wide range of highly developed litigation skills to prepare and present submissions in complex cases.
- Provide guidance on issues of advocacy, conduct, ethics and etiquette. Legal advice
- Provide strategic advice on significant or urgent issues that require substantial professional judgement within the boundaries of broad guidelines.
- Manage and review advice from external providers.
- Independently identify and advise on potential legal risks and their strategic, commercial and policy implications. Legal drafting




- Draft and settle significant or high-value documents.
- Resolve complex issues of drafting interpretation, with guidance available as required.
- Review drafting work of junior legal professionals. Statutory interpretation
- Resolve complex interpretation problems requiring nuanced analysis and substantial qualified judgement, with guidance available as required.
- Weigh competing interpretations and provide reasoned advice.
- Apply advanced understanding of legislative process and operation in statutory interpretation. Legal research
- Lead large or multi-issue research tasks to achieve reliable outcomes, with guidance available as required.
- Ensure clarity, quality and timeliness in presentation of results.
- Guide others in organisation and evaluation of research findings on complex matters. Client relationships
- Lead management of key client accounts within the practice.
- Balance service delivery with commercial considerations.
- Handle difficult client negotiations including debtor management. Practice management
- Coach junior practitioners in good file management and billing practices.
- Ensure practice precedents are up to date and effectively used.
- Mentor staff in ethical and governance obligations.
- Contribute to improving systems and processes, recommending practical enhancements to practice management. Applications to remain current for 12 months. Job Ad Reference: QLD/706175/26 Closing Date: Tuesday, 17th November 2026

📌 Senior Lawyer (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of Justice QLD
📍 Brisbane