Senior Solicitor V & Principal Solicitor VI - Litigation

About the role

Senior Solicitors and Principal Solicitors in the Public Law Division represent NSW Government agencies in significant litigation matters before various courts and tribunals. Depending on the practice group in which they work, our talented solicitors handle matters across a diversity of areas including (but not limited to) :

• administrative law (judicial and merits review)
• information and privacy
• care and protection of children and young persons
• native title
• Aboriginal land claims
• land valuation appeals and acquisition compensation
• employment law and industrial relations
• State taxation
• general commercial matters

Solicitors’ work can include case preparation, court appearances, and negotiation of settlements in various legal disputes.

Senior Solicitors and Principal Solicitors have responsibility for managing a practice, and supervising solicitors in the early stages of their professional career. The roles require highly developed legal skills and suitable experience which enable the provision of advice in complex areas of law in which the division specialises in.

About the Public Law division

The Public Law division comprises of 5 practice groups : Public Law & Commercial (Advisory), Public Law & Commercial (Dispute Resolution), Employment Law & Industrial Relations, Child Protection and Property & Native Title.

For more information on our areas of expertise