Crime and Intelligence Legal Services is seeking an experienced senior lawyer with a passion to make a difference to join our dedicated team. In this leadership position, you will work in a dynamic environment with interesting operational work and new powers. The role is rewarding, supporting the frontline enhance community safety.

You will provide legal advice to investigators, senior officers and members of the Senior Executive in relation to complex aspects of investigations, policy and other operational law enforcement initiatives affecting the Queensland Police Service.

Job details

You will work in a collaborative team and receive mentoring and guidance.  Each senior legal officer leads a small number of legal officers, supporting the manager and contributing to a positive and inclusive work environment.  The range of duties recognises excellent communication, analytical and leadership skills that could be drawn from experience in a number of legal specialties and backgrounds.

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Act as a specialist legal practitioner to provide legal advice and assistance to investigators and officers of other disciplines in relation to complex aspects of criminal investigations, police powers, the management and disruption of reportable offenders and response to major incidents.
• Provide oral and/or written briefings as required on complex aspects of criminal law, evidence, administrative law, statutory interpretation, policy, procedures, risk management and other operational law enforcement initiatives affecting or likely to affect the Queensland Police Service.
• Undertake the functions of drafting warrants and settling complex affidavits and applications and appearing on behalf of police officers and the Queensland Police Service in relation to more complex applications, principally for covert warrants.
• Appear and provide assistance in an advisory capacity at court/tribunal hearings as required.
• Liaise with relevant internal Queensland Police Service units and external agencies including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and other government and law enforcement agencies.
• Provide high quality confidential advice, on short notice, to senior officers and members of the Senior Executive on complicated and sensitive operational legal matters.
• Assist in the development and delivery of specialist training programs and projects.
• Supervise and mentor legal officers within the Crime and Intelligence Legal Services as required by the Manager, Crime and Intelligence Legal Services.

Role Requirements:

Mandatory:

• Admission, or eligibility for immediate admission, as a barrister, solicitor or legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
• Applicants must obtain and maintain a national security clearance. To be eligible for a national security clearance, an individual must be an Australian citizen and have a checkable background.

Other:

• Applicants are advised that whilst performing the duties of the position they may be exposed to material (written, visual and audio) of a graphic and sensitive nature.
• The successful applicant will be required to perform duty in locations as directed by Legal Division.
• Driver's licence desirable.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:  QLD/700469/26

Closing Date:  Wednesday, 23^rd September 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Two permanent full-time positions available

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 700469-26-Role Profile (Word, 3.67MB)
  
  
  700469-26-Applicant Guide non-Police - August 2023 (Word, 227KB)