Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $79,122 - $96,073
Grade: VPS 3
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/E20046203
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain experience working as a Senior Police Lawyer - Advocate in the Specialist Advocacy Unit within the Courts and Prosecution Services Division of the Victoria Police Legal Services Department (LSD). Our vision is to be a centre of prosecutorial and legal excellence, with people who are recognised as being fair, just and valued partners in the Victorian justice system.
Victoria Police's LSD provides legal services and advice to support policing, courts, and the Victorian community. The LSD is led by an Executive Director (who is also the organisation's General Counsel) and employs over 800 staff spread across four divisions – the Office of the Executive Director; the Specialist Legal and Litigation Division; the Courts & Prosecution Services Division; and the Legal Business Operations Division.
The Specialist Advocacy Unit is a team of specialist criminal law advocates who represent Victoria Police in state-wide complex and high-profile prosecutions in the Magistrates' and Children's Court, and in the Family Violence jurisdiction of the County Court. Senior Advocates within the team also appear in complex bail applications and judicial reviews in the Supreme Court of Victoria and provide high level legal advice across a range of complex issues to the Chief Commissioner of Police and other internal stakeholders.
If you are an experienced criminal law advocate with exceptional advocacy and written communication skills, who has experience conducting matters concerning all manner of summary criminal offences, and want to work in an inclusive, positive and fast-paced environment, then this is the role for you!
The role is advocacy focused and anticipate you will have some prior in court advocacy experience. However, the successful applicants will also be provided opportunities for training and professional development through courses and on the job training.
To be successful in this recruitment you will need to demonstrate an ability to appear as a court advocate and manage competing priorities effectively, with a sound understanding of the Victorian criminal justice system.
Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.
Your duties will include:
As the successful applicant, you will have:
Requirements and relevant information:
Your application must include:
Applications close midnight, Sunday 31 August 2025.
Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms; Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.
For further information, please contact: Leigh Harrison on 0447 085 498 or [email protected]. No recruitment agencies please.
We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email [email protected] or on (03) 8335 6004.
About Us:
Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.
Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people. We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.
In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria a s we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.
We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work.”
If after reading this, you're not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click the apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.
Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps