Lawyer

About This Role

Lawyers at the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) provide accurate, timely, and solution-focused advice and legal services to departmental clients. The role involves conducting litigation with limited supervision and offering strategic and operational advice to support effective investigations and enforcement actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and conduct litigation, with limited supervision, on behalf of statutory office holders and the Department in a broad range of simple, complex, and sensitive matters
• Provide legal drafting, strategic and operational advice to assist with effective investigations and enforcement actions as a regulator of excellence
• Conduct proceedings, assist senior lawyers or instruct counsel (including the State Solicitors’ Office) in the conduct of proceedings in the Supreme Court, District Court or other jurisdictions

Requirements

• Degree in Law
• Current Australian practising certificate that enables the holder to engage in legal practice as a government legal practitioner or eligible to obtain one prior to commencement of employment

Benefits

• Flexible working hours (with a standard 37.5 hour week)
• Flexible working arrangements (from home, the field, and office)
• 20 days of annual leave per year (which can be taken at half pay)
• 17.5% leave loading paid annually on accrued annual leave
• 15 days personal leave per year
• 13 weeks long service leave every seven years (which can be taken at half pay)
• 18 weeks paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)
• 3 public holidays in lieu per year
• 5 days reproductive leave per year
• 10 days disability leave per year
• 5 days bereavement leave
• 5 days cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people per year
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for professional development, acting, shadowing, and mentoring
• Formal training options
• Job security
• 12% superannuation contributions

Important Details

• Contract: permanent
• Work format: Hybrid
• Application deadline: 18 September 2026, 4pm (WST)

About the Company

The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) provides employees the opportunity to contribute, develop, and thrive. LGIRS values diversity and aims to create an inclusive workforce that reflects the community it serves.