Legal Officer

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1. Click here for the Role Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
4. A Recruitment pool may be created for future vacancies
5. Please note you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal

For any role related questions, please contact Mr Jonathan Giles, Senior Legal Officer, for more information: jonathan.giles@mcnsw.org.au

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact Hana Maalla at Hana.Maalla@health.nsw.gov.au  

Target Questions

All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)

1. Outline your skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the giving of legal advice or representing clients in legal proceedings.
2. What do you consider to be the main challenges of balancing a busy legal practice, which include both advice work and litigation?

The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:
•  an Australian Citizen, or
•  a permanent resident of Australia, or
•  a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
•  a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.

Applications Close: Sunday, 22 September, 2019