Law Graduate (Start ASAP)

Your role

The Law Grad, General Counsel Team (GC Team) provides high quality, business-focused legal services to support CSC’s business objectives. They work proactively and independently, with the support, mentoring and supervision of more senior lawyers in the team.

While specific duties and subject matter will vary depending on functional area, core duties across all teams include:

• Supporting the team leader in the allocation and prioritisation of matters
• Proactively manage own matters and day-to-day conduct of matters
• With support, liaise directly with clients and stakeholders, and prepare high-quality legal advice and submissions and other key documents 
• Prepare briefs for external legal advice
• Maintain and apply knowledge of relevant industry, legal, and regulatory changes and ensure they are applied commercially to the advice provided.
• Support team administration, including reporting requirements and workflow management.
• Assist in preparing feedback and training for CSC’s business areas based on relevant data and observations.
• Assist in developing training within the GC Team.

Specific duties, deliverables, and reporting may vary from time to time depending on each functional team and with consideration to business needs and priorities. Key objectives and measurements will be captured in the Performance & Development planning cycle, established annually, and adapted as needed.

About you

CSC’s Core Competencies reflect the key sets of skills, knowledge, experience, and behaviours required to perform your role effectively. These are;

• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Working with People
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Analysing
• Commercial and Strategic Thinking

In addition to these, you will need; 

• Law Degree, eligible for admission in appropriate jurisdiction (or nearing completion/admission for Graduate Lawyers)
• 0-1 years’ post-qualification experience in legal practice relevant to CSC, preferably with exposure to commercial/ superannuation/financial services/corporations law environment           
• Experience or potential ability to  resolve legal issues and develop relevant work practices that will support the delivery of high-quality, commercially focused, in-house legal services
• Ability to proactively manage a varied workload, to prioritise and meet deadlines, and work effectively with other team members to achieve business outcomes.

Benefits

• Benefit from CSC’s commitment to excellence through the core competency framework which underpins all people processes to foster empowerment, continuous development, recognition, and a collaborative culture, ensuring you have the tools and support necessary to thrive and excel in your role
• Competitive and attractive remuneration package which is offered as a permanent position
• Be part of a team with a strong focus on promoting diversity and professional development opportunities
• Exposure to exciting and varied work across multiple business functions

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Training, development & rotations

The role is in the GC Team, which provides a broad range of in-house legal and compliance services to CSC’s business areas. Lawyers work across teams following an ‘80:20 rule of thumb’ (in which all GC team members do 80% of their work in their home team and 20% across the other GC teams). Following an initial period of rotation, lawyers will be assigned to one of the following functional areas within the GC Team:

• Dispute Resolution and Casework
• Commercial and Investments
• Compliance and Regulatory

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity please include a cover letter (mandatory) outlining your suitable skills, career aspiration alignment, and interest in the position and working for CSC, along with your current resume. Please also include a copy of your academic record (mandatory).

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• csc.gov.au/About-CSC/Careers