Intellectually stimulating, professionally engaging, personally rewarding and lifestyle accommodating is the basis of a career with Crown Law. With five legal branches and 15 teams, a broad range of legal services are offered with many opportunities. You will enjoy a flexible working environment with excellent employment conditions. We offer competitive salary packages and generous superannuation. Other benefits include part-time arrangements, flexible working hours, various leave provisions, telecommuting, reward and recognition programs and employee assistance schemes.

Job details

This role will work predominately in historic child abuse matters and other matters where necessary to have a full case load.

Your key responsibilities

These are the key competencies from the Legal Professional Competency Framework for this level at Crown Law.

Litigation

• Conduct litigation strategies in complex and/or sensitive matters within discipline.
• Represent clients in mediations or hearings for significant disputes.
• Use a wide range of highly developed litigation skills to prepare and present submissions in complex cases.
• Provide guidance on issues of advocacy, conduct, ethics and etiquette.

Legal advice

• Provide strategic advice on significant or urgent issues that require substantial professional judgement within the boundaries of broad guidelines.
• Manage and review advice from external providers.
• Independently identify and advise on potential legal risks and their strategic, commercial and policy implications.

Legal drafting

• Draft and settle significant or high-value documents.
• Resolve complex issues of drafting interpretation, with guidance available as required.
• Review drafting work of junior legal professionals.

Statutory interpretation

• Resolve complex interpretation problems requiring nuanced analysis and substantial professional judgement, with guidance available as required.
• Weigh competing interpretations and provide reasoned advice.
• Apply advanced understanding of legislative process and operation in statutory interpretation.

Legal research

• Lead large or multi-issue research tasks to achieve reliable outcomes, with guidance available as required.
• Ensure clarity, quality and timeliness in presentation of results.
• Guide others in organisation and evaluation of research findings on complex matters.

Client relationships

• Lead management of key client accounts within the practice.
• Balance service delivery with commercial considerations.
• Handle difficult client negotiations including debtor management.

Practice management

• Coach junior practitioners in good file management and billing practices.
• Ensure practice precedents are up to date and effectively used.
• Mentor staff in ethical and governance obligations.
• Contribute to improving systems and processes, recommending practical enhancements to practice management.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/681530/26
Closing Date: Friday, 20 March 2026

Further information

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

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Documents

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• 681530 26 Role Description (Word, 121KB)