Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago


Canada Comcare (Australian Government) Full time

Comcare wishes to advise that an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination record is no longer a condition of employment with our agency. Please note the screening question, Covid Vaccination Status can not be amended or removed to reflect this change.
The position is in the Claims and Litigation Services Team. The team provides in-house legal services and support in relation to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act), the Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005 ARC Act, the Parliamentary Injury Compensation Scheme, and the management of common law and recovery matters. 
The team provides claims advisory legal support and advice to facilitate Comcare’s claims decision making function. The team supports claims managers to enable early claims investigations, and engagement with employees and employers. 
The Claims and Litigation Services team represents Comcare in Tribunals and Courts in relation to merit review proceedings and judicial appeals
The team supports Comcare’s management of common law asbestos-related disease liabilities and provides instructions to external Legal Service Providers representing Comcare in the management of common law asbestos-related claims and liabilities.
The Senior Legal Adviser supports the Principal Legal Adviser in performing their role, and provides client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to:
Comcare’s function in making claims determinations accurately and quickly
Delivery and support of an in-house claims litigation representation function that resolves disputes promptly and with integrity.
The Senior Legal Adviser will resolve complex problems and manage risk effectively and manage their workload in a manner consistent with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, the Legal Services Directions 2017, and internal Comcare procedures. 
Providing high level leadership and management, the Senior Legal Adviser will achieve organisational objectives through successful planning, contributing, supervising, mentoring, and collaborating within teams. 
Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory (Five years or more post admission experience is desirable. Experience providing legal and strategic advice and conducting litigation in a workers’ compensation or statutory benefits scheme environment will be highly regarded).
Please review the Job Information Pack below and provide a statement of claims with your responses outlining what you could bring to this position including your skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the job specific capabilities and role (maximum 2 pages).
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