Meyer Vandenberg is a well-known brand in the Canberra market, boasting an impeccable reputation for legal services for clients spanning across various disciplines.  As a part of the firm, MVP is one of the fastest growing providers of flexible legal solutions to clients that include:ProcurementInformation ReleaseAdministrative LawFOIPrivacySubpoenaLegal AdministrationCurrently we are seeking a Senior Commercial Lawyer that specialises in property and procurement to provide legal services primarily in relation to the department’s specialised programme. The services will comprise of providing advice on decisions made. The lawyer will be required to work together with a small team of lawyers within the legal team which is responsible for legal services which support the department’s functions, including the program.*Please note this role will be based on CanberraYou must have the ability to:articulate/ communicate own viewscritically assess own interpretation and others’ interpretationthe ability to find common ground in terms of work practices and interpretationto escalate matters to Director and/or General Counsel (as appropriate) to ensure minimal interruption to workflow and s consistent approach by the branch to the review/resolution of privacy incidentsto meet regularly with colleagues and EL1/EL2 staff to workshop matters, as a means to ensure consistency in the approach to decision-making You will be supported by a great team of professionals and you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic team that will allow you to really use your talents for this work.This will be a secondment on site within a federal government department to the 31st December 2019 with the potential to extend a further 6 months.  As you will be an employee of Meyer Vandenberg you will be offered many benefits that include paid leave, the ability to earn CPD points, a competitive salary and other great company incentives.  You must be able to obtain a baseline clearance therefore Australian Citizens will be considered for this role.If you are ready to make this step in your career, please call Tania Milovanovic on 02 62794355 for a confidential discussion, or send your CV to tania.milovanovic@mvpresence.com.au.As you will be required to have a baseline clearance, you must be an Australian Citizen to be considered.

Senior Commercial Lawyer - Canberra

Meyer Vandenberg is a well-known brand in the Canberra market, boasting an impeccable reputation for legal services for clients spanning across various disciplines.  As a part of the firm, MVP is one of the fastest growing providers of flexible legal solutions to clients that include:

  • Procurement
  • Information Release
  • Administrative Law
  • FOI
  • Privacy
  • Subpoena
  • Legal Administration

Currently we are seeking a Senior Commercial Lawyer that specialises in property and procurement to provide legal services primarily in relation to the department’s specialised programme. The services will comprise of providing advice on decisions made. The lawyer will be required to work together with a small team of lawyers within the legal team which is responsible for legal services which support the department’s functions, including the program.

*Please note this role will be based on Canberra

You must have the ability to:

  • articulate/ communicate own views
  • critically assess own interpretation and others’ interpretation
  • the ability to find common ground in terms of work practices and interpretation
  • to escalate matters to Director and/or General Counsel (as appropriate) to ensure minimal interruption to workflow and s consistent approach by the branch to the review/resolution of privacy incidents
  • to meet regularly with colleagues and EL1/EL2 staff to workshop matters, as a means to ensure consistency in the approach to decision-making

 

You will be supported by a great team of professionals and you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic team that will allow you to really use your talents for this work.

This will be a secondment on site within a federal government department to the 31st December 2019 with the potential to extend a further 6 months.  As you will be an employee of Meyer Vandenberg you will be offered many benefits that include paid leave, the ability to earn CPD points, a competitive salary and other great company incentives.  You must be able to obtain a baseline clearance therefore Australian Citizens will be considered for this role.

If you are ready to make this step in your career, please call Tania Milovanovic on 02 62794355 for a confidential discussion, or send your CV to tania.milovanovic@mvpresence.com.au.

As you will be required to have a baseline clearance, you must be an Australian Citizen to be considered.