Legal Counsel

Reference Number

17615

Position Full Title

Legal Counsel

Employment Type

Permanent, Senior Officer

Branch

Legal

Location

Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston Street

Position Summary

$127,641 plus 9.5% Superannuation
Maximum Term Contract up until February 2024

We are the City Of Melbourne, a place to be bold and inspirational.

We are rapidly transforming to meet the evolving challenges faced by a global city. With a vision of being a leading organisation for a leading capital city, our mission is to create positive impact for our community. Each day, we work with passion and purpose so that together we achieve incredible things.

Together we Make the Difference

How this position will Make the Difference to City of Melbourne…

The Legal branch at City of Melbourne, works to meet the various needs of the Council in respect of local government legislative requirements and processes to assist the Council to achieve its corporate goals.

Your role as Legal Counsel, will be to provide high quality and strategic legal and related advice and support to the Council and its functions. You will provide legal services in relation to all aspects of the powers, duties and functions of the Council and to all members of the Council. You will be committed to the overarching obligations as an officer of the Court and to the integrity of the law and its conduct, which are fundamental and will not be compromised. In addition you will act consistently with the Model Litigant Guidelines.

Our ideal candidate will be a confident communicator and comfortable managing multiple matters at any one time. Providing expert advice to manage and minimise risk (both financial and reputational) in relation to decisions and implementation of Council’s strategies will be fundamental to your success.

You can bring… (Selection criteria)

• Ability to demonstrate and display City of Melbourne Values – accountability, integrity, courage, respect for self and others, and striving for excellence.
• Admission to practice the Supreme Court of Victoria and holder of a current practising certificate to practice in Victoria.
• Demonstrated experience in legal practice relevant to compliance, enforcement, property, planning and other areas of law relevant to local government.
• Proven ability to provide clear, specialist, expert and strategic legal advice on complex and sensitive matters and conduct legal proceedings in courts and tribunals.
• High level writing and verbal communication and computer literacy skills with an ability to communicate in plain clear language.
• Proven interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, particularly in the provision of expert, accurate, confidential and sensitive advice and support to the Council and corporate management. Ability to develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and participate in projects relating to the development, implementation and review of major organisational legal issues and initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to use a positive and proactive approach to problem solving, and to work to multiple and demanding timelines.

By joining us, you will become part of a remarkable team who work in a constructive and inclusive culture to shape the future of this city. Together, we champion difference, celebrate achievement and recognise positive impact.

To view the physical requirements of this position, please see below under Position Information.

How to apply…

As part of the online application form you are required to:

• attach your resume
• attach a separate cover letter, responding to the selection criteria (no more than two pages), as listed above under ‘You can bring…’

Please address your covering letter to Kim Wood, Chief Legal Counsel.

Applications will be accepted up until 11:45pm Sunday 21 February 2021.

The position description for this role will not be provided at this stage of application.

For those interested in working with us, the City of Melbourne offers a great range of benefits.

City of Melbourne conducts a safety screening process for all employees including a national criminal check and Working with Children Check prior to commencing in the role. For information about the broader collection and use of personal information by the City of Melbourne, please refer to our Privacy Policy

City of Melbourne is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our commitment is for our people to be safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people regardless of their gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community.

Closing Date

21/02/2021

Position Information

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