Your opportunity to work with the Legal Services team to provide strategic legal advice on a range of complex, interesting and high-profile projects. You may be involved in structuring significant investment attraction and economic development opportunities; supporting the department’s industry development programs, grants and funding programs; and providing legal advice to statutory decision makers.

Job details

We want you to be a part of a team that is making a difference by being highly agile and responsive to the changing needs of the department. Legal Services operates as an independent professional legal practice within the department and is comprised of the General Counsel, Directors, lawyers and support staff. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and work collaboratively with our internal stakeholders to achieve the department's strategic objectives.

Your responsibilities
• Provide timely, high quality legal advice to the portfolio Minister, Director-General, Coordinator-General, Senior Executives and other officers in the Department on:
o the structuring and delivery of infrastructure, major projects and other economic development
o the drafting and negotiation of term sheets and bespoke funding agreements
o investment attraction and competitive bid processes
o other legal issues affecting the department which could include commercial, contract, construction, property and administrative law
o compulsory acquisition processes
o the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971.
• Draft and review commercial agreements which could include leases, licences, easements, development agreements and funding agreements.
• Contribute to the strengthening of capabilities of managers and staff in legal issues
• Mentor junior lawyers
• Engage and manage the provision of legal advice outsourced to external legal firms including Crown Law.
• Maintaining effective relationships with a range of clients and stakeholders.
• Assisting General Counsel and the Directors to identify and make recommendations to senior management on trends, risks and emerging legal issues affecting the Department.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/661270/25

Closing Date: Monday, 13 October 2025

Further information

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• 661270 25 Role Profile v1 (Word, 229KB)