Description

Managing Lawyer - Digital & Platforms, Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney CBD

Role: Managing Lawyer Digital & Platforms
Location: Sydney CBD, hybrid working options available
Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12
Salary Range: $149,739 - $173,174 per annum plus superannuation
Employment Type: Ongoing opportunity

Are you a senior legal professional with a passion for building andmotivating teams?

An exciting opportunity is available as a Managing Lawyer within the Digital& Platforms stream of our Department of Customer Service (DCS) LegalDivision.

The DCS Legal team supports a range of portfolio business clients including ServiceNSW, Digital NSW, Government Technology Platforms and Office of AI.

Reporting to an Assistant General Counsel, our Managing Lawyers in Digital& Platforms lead and manage a team of lawyers providing expert legalservices on a broad range of technology and digital projects that support theagency's strategic and operational priorities.

You will be working in a dynamic, agile environment applying your legal subjectmatter expertise across diverse ICT, digital, and digital transformationinitiatives, projects and transactions, including whole of government projectsand inter-agency initiatives.

You will have carriage of various ICT, digital, and digital commercial mattersacross the NSW Government representing Legal Division in the provision ofindependent, accurate, timely and expert legal services.

You will also lead a small team providing legal advice and services in allaspects of commercial law, policy and procurement related to digital and technologyprojects.

The professional in this role will need to:

• Provide operational management of a team of up to 4 lawyers, sharing expertise and insight fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Provide strategic, pragmatic, focused and accountable specialist legal advice and strategy across a range of ICT, digital and technology projects.
• Confidently lead, conduct, and support complex commercial negotiations to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and successful delivery of outcomes for major projects.
• Advise, draft, review, and negotiate a range of documents and agreements including for software acquisition/licensing, product development, intellectual property in information technology, digital transformation, and cloud service delivery.
• Be adept at working with a variety of stakeholders to interpret and distil complex legal issues in the preparation of contractual and other documentation to ensure that statutory, ethical, probity and other legal obligations are properly addressed.

About you:

• You are admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and hold or, be eligible to hold a current practising certificate as a solicitor.
• You have a minimum of 7 years relevant post qualification experience in two or more of the following areas in in either private, in-house corporate or government practice: Digital and Technology law -Corporate and Commercial law. - Intellectual Property (IP) law
• You have advanced analytical, lateral thinking and problem-solving skills, including an ability to apply legal principles in a practical way.
• You are a motivated and effective communicator with great initiative. You can work with diverse clients, other lawyers, and a proven ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with key stakeholders across all levels to support optimal delivery outcomes.
• You are a client focussed team player with great initiative, who thrives managing competing deadlines and priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• You are experienced at creating and fostering high-performing teams.

What we need from you: To start your journey towards becoming one ofour Managing Lawyers in Digital & Platforms, please submit a coveringletter (maximum two pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than five pageswhich clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position.In your cover letter, please share your motivation for applying for thisposition.

A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.

Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role startingat $149,739 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment pleasecontact Nicole Turner via nicole.turner@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

Visit theCapability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessingpractice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilitieslisted in the role description.

Closing Date: 10am Monday 9th March

Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) givesyou the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform thatbenefits people across NSW. We arefocused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, andregulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

Belong in our diverse and inclusiveworkplace

Thestrength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, whilethe key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees withdifferent backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you have any support or access needs that mayrequire adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process(including an alternate format of the application form) please contact nicole.turner@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or 02 9494 8351.

For more information, please visit

Information on some of the different types of disabilities

Information on adjustments available for the recruitment process