Employment Law Senior Lawyers (Executive Level 1 and Executive Level 2)Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and SydneyOngoing (permanent) and non-ongoing rolesAGS is seeking expressions of interest from lawyers with experience in employment law to manage a mixed litigation and advisory practice including other areas of law relevant to the work of AGS Dispute Resolution.About usAustralian Government Solicitor (AGS) is the Australian Government's central legal practice and part of the Attorney-General's Department. AGS helps Commonwealth clients to manage legal issues, navigate new challenges and find solutions which deliver the best outcomes for Australia. We are a self-funded legal practice and compete for our work.About the rolesThe AGS Dispute Resolution practice (DR) is Australia's pre-eminent public law litigation practice. It has unrivalled experience and specialist expertise in providing dispute related legal advice and representation in every jurisdiction in Australia, across a diverse range of legal matters for Commonwealth agencies.In this role you will:represent/advise the Commonwealth in a range of employment/industrial relations/work health and safety law matters that may include:advising Commonwealth departments and agencies about management of employees and workforces, employee conduct and entitlementsadvising and representing Commonwealth departments and agencies in contentious employment law workplace relations matters, including individual and collective disputes and work health and safety prosecutionsrepresenting clients in a wide range of other employment-related matters before courts, tribunals and the Fair Work Commission.have the opportunity to support community interests through pro bono work.have the opportunity to undertake litigation in other areas of law relevant to the work of AGS Dispute Resolution.About youYou will have a passion for the law and want to make a difference by working on legal issues of national importance. These roles will suit dispute resolution senior lawyers (Senior Associate level) with experience in employment/industrial relations/work health and safety litigation. The successful candidate/s will ideally have:generally, a minimum of 5 years' PQE for Executive Level 1 roles and 7 years' PQE for Executive Level 2 rolesstrong experience in Commonwealth employment law and industrial relations lawexperience from private practice, in house or from a department or agency's legal team will be highly regardeda good understanding of administrative lawdemonstrated capacity to meet personal net production and revenue targets.To applyTo apply you must be an Australian Citizen and be willing to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 2 (NV2) level. Applications close at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 13 October 2024.Further enquiriesFurther information can be obtained by contacting Jill Mackay, Human Resources Business Partner on 02 9581 7568.#J-18808-Ljbffr