Lawyer

Position Overview

We are inviting applications for a careful and driven Lawyer to join our legal team. This role offers the opportunity to enhance your skills in litigation and advocacy while contributing to key regulatory activities supporting Queensland’s building and construction sector. The position provides a flexible work setting coupled with excellent employment benefits including competitive salary and generous superannuation.

About QBCC

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) operates as the independent regulator for building and construction in Queensland. Our mission is to safeguard communities, support industry stakeholders, and foster trust in a system affecting safe housing, community livability, employment, and economic stability.

Supporting an industry worth $69 billion, we protect consumers, back industry participants, provide safety via the Home Warranty Scheme, and offer proactive educational initiatives. Our efforts ensure an informed, empowered, and protected community.

Role Responsibilities

The successful candidate will deliver quality advocacy in various proceedings, including administrative review, disciplinary actions at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, judicial reviews at the Supreme Court, and appeals at higher judicial bodies.

Responsibilities also include providing specialized legal advice through thorough legislative and policy research, identifying legal approaches, and serving both internal QBCC teams and external parties effectively.

Litigation duties encompass managing cases, formulating strategies, and preparing nuanced legal documents such as reasons for decisions, applications, witness statements, briefs, submissions, and related correspondence.

Candidate Profile

The ideal applicant will have proven experience with litigation processes, confidently advocating in courts and tribunals, and applying modern legal doctrines to complex proceedings.

Essential traits include excellent communication, honed negotiation and mediation skills, team collaboration, a customer-centric mindset, problem-solving capabilities, and a consistent track record of delivering professional, responsive legal services.

Application Process

Please review the attached detailed position description carefully. Submit your resume along with a cover letter (max two pages) outlining your interest in the role and how your background and skills align with the job requirements. Avoid reproducing your resume information and focus on demonstrating how you meet essential competencies and role expectations.

Occupational Group

Justice & Legal