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This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain experience working as a Supervising Lawyer in the Courts and Prosecutions Services Division of the Victoria Police Legal Services Department (LSD). Our vision is to be a centre of prosecutorial and legal excellence, with people who are recognised as being fair, just and valued partners in the Victorian justice system.

Victoria Police's LSD provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. The LSD is led by an Executive Director (who is also the organisation's General Counsel) and employs over 800 staff spread across four divisions – the Office of the Executive Director; the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division; the Courts & Prosecution Services Division; and the Legal Business Operations Division.

The Disclosure Support Unit (DSU) sits within the Prosecutions Support Branch of the Courts and Prosecutions Services Division, Legal Services Department, and is a specialist team of experienced police prosecutors and Lawyers. The key objectives of the DSU are enhancing organisational capability around disclosure, promoting the effective and consistent management of and compliance with Victoria Police's disclosure obligations, and supporting the organisation to acquit key recommendations from the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (RCMPI) and the IBAC investigation into Operation Gloucester

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include

• Driving the development of policies and procedures relating to organisational compliance with disclosure.
• Provide high level legal advice concerning viability of Public Interest Immunity claims and other legislative disclosure exemptions, to preserve community safety and protect investigative integrity.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to coordinate the assessment and management of highly sensitive internal documentation, with regard to disclosure.
• Establish, coordinate and facilitate inter-organisational discussions to identify and address disclosure related issues, including matters of public safety, investigative integrity, and organisational obligations.
• Advise senior management in relation to their disclosure obligations and complexities, proactively guiding organisational objectives, and legislative and judicial requirements.
• Brief the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office in the preparation of Court proceedings concerning matters of disclosure and applications for Public Interest immunity.
• Design, develop, and deliver training to educate and promote disclosure understanding and compliance within the organisation.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Been admitted to practice as an Australian Lawyer and have an unrestricted legal practising certificate with the ability to supervise other lawyers.
• Have strong, people focused management and leadership skills, with excellent knowledge of all relevant areas of the law, policy, procedure and police practice, especially relating to disclosure.
• Have extensive and current advocacy experience.
• Have demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a proven ability to liaise, negotiate and influence high-level stakeholders in complex legal matters, including in a litigation setting.
• Have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Have demonstrated experience and capability to provide advice to all levels of the organisation, including Executive Command.

Requirements and relevant information:

• One (1) x full-time, fixed term until 30/06/2028.
• The salary range for a VPS5 role is $113,022 to $136,747. Although it is standard practice for selected candidates to commence at the base of the salary range, genuine consideration will be given to a commencement salary within the available range that is commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills and experiences. This will be subject to negotiations with the Hiring Manager in the course of the selection process and may include the provision of evidence of a higher income and/or supporting documentation (as required).
• This position is located at the Disclosure Support Unit, 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
• As a member of the Legal Services Department you will be located, on selection, at a specific office within a Division for a particular advertised opportunity. However, given occasional legal service demand issues you may be required at times to undertake varied work within the Department. This supports the Departments commitment to a flexible and deployable legal workforce and professional development opportunities in a range of legal domains.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form – the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement.
• Current Unrestricted Practicing Certificate

Applications close midnight, Monday 16 March 2026.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms: www.careers.vic.gov.au or www.seek.com.au. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

For further information, please contact: Superintendent Marnie Johnstone on (03) 8335 8516 or marnie.johnstone@police.vic.gov.au. No recruitment agencies please.

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email VPSRECRUITMENT@police.vic.gov.au or on (03) 8335 6004.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.

Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people. We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.

In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria as we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.

We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work.”

If after reading this, you're not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click the apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.

Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police:https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps