Job description Agency Attorney-General’s Department Work unit Legal Services Commercial Division Job title Lawyer Designation Professional 3 Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 28/07/2025 Salary $110,873 - $124,173 Location Darwin Position number 32052 RTF 320515 Closing 24/04/2025 Contact officer Thomas Winter, A/Director Commercial on 08 8935 7826 or Thomas.winter@nt.gov.au About the agency https://agd.nt.gov.au/ Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=320515 APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS. Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website. Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website. Primary objective To provide the Northern Territory Government, it’s Authorities and its Instrumentalities with high quality commercial legal services. Context statement The Commercial Division provides strategic legal advice and drafting to the Northern Territory Government, its agencies and statutory bodies. The Division applies a whole of government perspective and approach to its legal representation and advice in areas including major project and economic initiatives, construction, property, trusts, land release, land development, land management, procurement, funding, resource, environmental, planning, building, regulatory, public, administrative, revenue, health, employment, information and data sharing, privacy, information and communication technology and native title and Aboriginal land (in both a commercial and litigation context) law, and a wide range of general commercial matters. This position is to provide high quality legal advice and services for all or any of these or other practice areas within the Division, as may be required from time to time. Key duties and responsibilities 1. Provide commercial legal advice and legal representation to the clients of the Commercial Division of SFNT and report to the Director on the progress of matters. 2. Maintain a high level of knowledge of relevant areas of the law and of relevant practices and procedures. 3. Provide a high level of service to clients including commercial legal advice, drafting and negotiating commercial documentation and representation in litigious native title or Aboriginal land matters. 4. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing and prepare and present legal concepts, positions or factual analyses clearly and correctly. 5. Represent the Northern Territory, liaise with clients and deal with people and issues in a professional manner. 6. Organise work to manage priorities effectively and meet deadlines. Selection criteria Essential 1. Admission to practice as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory or eligibility to obtain a local practising certificate. 2. Well-developed experience in the practice of law in relevant fields. 3. Proven experience in the organisation and management of a legal practice. 4. Good drafting skills and ability to negotiate effectively and to communicate in a professional manner. 5. Ability to manage files to meet client needs and deadlines, cope with pressure and work as part of a team. Desirable 1. Experience using knowledge of the Territory, its laws, the workings of Government and the development of legal policy in a practical way. 2. Experience in providing guidance to more junior staff for legal matters. 3. At least 3 years post qualification experience as a legal practitioner. Further information The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. A completed pre-employment form is to be submitted with your online application, to assist the selection panel in assessing your application.