About the Legal Practice:

The Department of Education’s Legal Division provides strategic legal advice and services across the department. Our lawyers work on some of Australia's most significant education policies, programs and reforms, partnering with clients across government to navigate complex legal issues and achieve practical outcomes. The Division comprises specialist teams covering commercial law, corporate and information law, early childhood, higher education, schools, litigation and legislative matters.

About the role

As a Government Lawyer (APS6), you will have strong legal skills, a collaborative approach and a commitment to delivering practical, solutions-focused advice that helps clients achieve their objectives while effectively managing legal risk.

As a Senior Government Lawyer (EL1), you will have highly developed legal expertise, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, and a proven ability to manage complex and sensitive matters. You will work with an appropriate degree of autonomy, build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders, and play an important role in supporting the development of junior lawyers and the continuous improvement of the legal practice

Key responsibilities include

- Providing strategic legal guidance on complex policy, legislative, commercial or regulatory issues.
- Building team-oriented relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Partnering with clients to develop and implement programs and provide advice on legislation, reform proposals and legislative development.




- Supporting the department's strategic priorities and major reform initiatives.

The legal practice operates as an integrated and flexible workforce. We encourage applications from candidates across all areas of legal practice and candidates are invited to indicate their areas of particular interest or expertise. Successful candidates will be placed having regard to their experience, preferences and strengths, as well as the operational needs of the department.

We have a particular interest in attracting lawyers with experience in commercial law and information law, including Freedom of Information.

An attractive remuneration package is available, commensurate with the successful candidate's skills and experience, and consistent with departmental policies.

Applications from fulltime and part-time candidates will be considered.

About you

We are seeking an experienced lawyer with:

- Strong technical legal expertise, including the ability to deliver high-quality legal advice.
- Excellent organisational skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities, meet deadlines and deliver results.
- Sound judgement, initiative and the ability to identify complex and emerging legal issues.
- Admission as an Australian legal practitioner and eligibility to hold a restricted Government practising certificate.

Applications To find out more about the role and to apply for the position, please visit our website.

📌 Government Lawyer (APS 6) | Senior Government Lawyer (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Government Department of Education
📍 Canberra