The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is seeking a energetic, motivated, highly experienced and suitably qualified senior lawyer, with significant experience in at least two of the areas of law outlined below to join the AFP Legal Team as Deputy General Counsel (Coordinator) of our Commercial practice:

- Commercial law: advise and prepare transaction documents to support high-value cutting edge technology deals, the AFP vast and varied property portfolio, and other AFP procurements (noting the AFP is a non-corporate Commonwealth Entity)
- Privacy Law: advise on privacy matters including to prepare Privacy Impact Assessments
- Freedom of Information: advise in relation to Freedom of Information matters, including disputes
- Other:
- advise on and represent the AFP in dispute resolution and employment matters (noting AFP employees are engaged under the AFP Act), and
- review delegations and other AFP governance documents, including AFP National Guidelines.

AFP Legal is the AFP’s in-house legal practice delivering high-quality legal services across the broad spectrum of AFP activities both domestically and overseas. AFP lawyers work in an exciting and intellectually challenging environment, providing legal advice in a range of areas of law including the areas of law listed above.





Reporting directly to the General Counsel Corporate, the Deputy General Counsel Commercial will provide high level leadership to their team of approximately 15 people. The Deputy General Counsel will work in partnership with the Legal Management Team, other senior practitioners, AFP Senior Executives and external stakeholders, in providing high-quality legal advice to the AFP with a tangible and positive impact for the Australian community.

The Deputy General Counsel will work under the strategic direction of the General Counsel Corporate and the AFP Chief Counsel and will be responsible for the leadership and management of their team to deliver outcomes. The Deputy General Counsel will be required to quickly develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the AFP, its legislation and governance arrangements including the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments.

The role has both a practical and strategic focus requiring sound judgment and proactive management of resources to meet AFP Legal requirements in the most effective and efficient manner.

The Deputy General Counsel will be committed to continuous improvement and proactively finding solutions.

📌 Deputy General Counsel (Coordinator) Commercial Law Team (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Federal Police
📍 Canberra