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Senior Solicitor, CAV Underquoting Taskforce
Department of Government Services —Melbourne VIC
- $116,413 - $140,849 a year
- Full-time
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People Business Partner
Slater and Gordon —Melbourne VIC
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
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- Parental leave
Senior Solicitor
Department of Justice and Community Safety —Melbourne VIC
- $116,413 - $140,849 a year
- Full-time
- Administrative experience
- No degree
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Senior Legal Counsel
Western Health —Melbourne VIC
- $105,000 - $115,000 a year
- Part-time
- Research
- Education
- Negotiation
2d
Legal Counsel, Employment and Dispute Resolution
RMIT University —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- University
- Working with children
- Presentation skills
2d
Special Counsel — Construction & Projects
Rigby Cooke Lawyers —Melbourne VIC
- Hybrid work
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
Senior Solicitor (Constitution and Advice), Public Law and Planning
Department of Justice and Community Safety —Melbourne City Centre VIC
- $116,413 - $140,849 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Administrative experience
2d
Payments Counsel
Xero —Hawthorn VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Financial services
- Communication skills
Senior Associate to Special Counsel, Liability
Sparke Helmore Lawyers —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Communication skills
Senior Privacy Counsel
Xero —Hawthorn VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- AI
- Communication skills
1d
People and Culture Business Partner
Law Institute Victoria —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Recruiting
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
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Solicitor - Avant Law Professional Conduct Claims - Victoria
Avant —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Communication skills
- Time management
Expressions of Interest: Tech and Transactional Lawyers (AU, US or UK)
Biztech Lawyers —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Business Administration
- Leadership
- Work from home
- Parental leave
Quick Apply
Senior Legal Counsel
Maurice Blackburn —Melbourne VIC
- Contract
- Hybrid work
- AI
- Negotiation
- Time management
- Parental leave
- Life insurance
Property Lawyer – Senior Associate
KCL Law —Melbourne VIC
- Communication skills
Insurance Solicitor
CBP Lawyers —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time
- Research
- Business development
- Communication skills
- Gym membership
Solicitor - Designated Aboriginal Position
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action —Melbourne VIC
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- Research
- Administrative experience
Principal Solicitor (Property) - Commercial, Property and Technology
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office —Melbourne VIC
- $142,790 - $166,938 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Supervising experience
- Communication skills
8d
Senior Legal Counsel
Centorrino Technologies —Coburg VIC
- $170,000 - $200,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick Apply
Senior Associate / Special Counsel - Commercial and Corporate (Victoria)
Avant —Melbourne VIC
- Full-time

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Senior Solicitor, CAV Underquoting Taskforce

Department of Government Services
Melbourne VIC

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Full-time
$116,413 - $140,849 a year
19 hours ago

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Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $116,413 - $140,849

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Legal

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 11173

About Us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

OGC is part of DGS’ Organisational Strategy, Governance and Performance Group. OGC navigates legal and policy challenges with technically outstanding legal advice and practical, evidence-based solutions.

We provide high profile legal advice at the centre of Government in relation to public law, regulatory, corporate, commercial, contracting and procurement issues, and performs an in-house legal advice function for the Department’s internal operations.

OGC was also for In-House Team of the Year at the 2025 Australian Law Awards – recognition of OGC’s commitment to delivering expert legal advice to DGS.

About the Role
Reporting to the General Manager, Senior Solicitors play a key role in successfully enforcing Australian and Victorian consumer law and providing regulatory advice to DGS more broadly.

This Senior Solicitor role provides advice on regulatory matters, including advice about whether there is sufficient evidence to support regulatory action and managing litigation on DGS’s behalf.

Senior Solicitors within the Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) Legal team in OGC provide legal support across CAV but primarily to the Regulatory Services Division, as well as provide advice and assistance to DGS’s other regulatory functions. CAV’s Regulatory Services Division investigates allegations of breaches of a variety of legislation, including the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, the Estate Agents Act 1980 and the Australian Consumer Law.

Senior Solicitors provide specialist legal advice to CAV investigators and DGS prior to and during the course of investigations, preparation of legal briefs and materials to assist in the successful prosecution of defendants and by appearing and conducting litigation in all jurisdictions. Appearance work in these forums is also a key and interesting part of the position.

About You
To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

Demonstrated experience in prosecuting or litigating complex and sensitive criminal and/or civil law cases in a range of jurisdictions.
Experience managing legal work in a complex environment including liaison with senior stakeholders, investigators and other state and federal bodies.
Experience in supporting investigations, including preparing complex civil and/or criminal litigation matters and experience or aptitude in appearance in a range of courts and tribunals
Strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrated ability to develop and direct innovative responses to new and emerging issues.

Mandatory Requirements

You must be admitted to practice as an Australian lawyer and eligible to hold a Victorian practising certificate. Unrestricted practising certificates will be preferred but not essential.

This role is a fixed term position available until 29 January 2027. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description.

How to apply:
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Wednesday, 17 June 2026. All applications should include:

a resume; and
a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

Applications close Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

3 June 2026

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