The Cabinet Office

Senior Legal Officer

You. At the centre of big ideas.

• We are looking for a Senior Legal Officer to join the Office of General Counsel, The Cabinet Office.
• You will provide timely, high quality and professional advice and other support to your colleagues, senior executives, the Premier and Ministers on a broad range of legal, legislative and policy issues.
• Ongoing, Clerk Grade 9/10 opportunity, based in Martin Place with flexible work arrangements supported.

About the Role

As a Senior Legal Officer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality advice on legal, legislative, and policy matters central to The Cabinet Office’s responsibilities. Your work will contribute to the success of your team and the Office of General Counsel by providing expert analysis and practical solutions to legal problems.

You will join the Legal Branch within the Office of General Counsel - a highly regarded and trusted team of lawyers, led by the Deputy Secretary, General Counsel. Areas of legal focus include:

• Constitutional and electoral law
• Integrity, accountability, and parliamentary matters
• Inquiries and administrative law
• Commercial, contracts, and intellectual property law
• Information and privacy law

Further details on The Cabinet Office can be found here.

To learn more about the role please review the Role Description.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing pragmatic, sound legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters.
• Reviewing and drafting legal documents, including contracts and agreements.
• Undertaking statutory interpretation and applying legal reasoning to problem-solving.   
• Undertaking detailed legal and policy analysis, including the development and evaluation of legislative proposals.
• Formulating, evaluating, and responding to proposals for legislative reform.
• Contributing to whole-of-government policy development, including contributing to advice on matters for consideration by the NSW Cabinet.
• Leading and contributing to other legal projects aligned with The Cabinet Office’s priorities. 
  

What we're looking for:

• You have legal qualifications, and admission or eligibility for admission as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of NSW.
• You have experience and expertise in one or more relevant areas of law and strong generalist legal skills: information and privacy law, environmental law, criminal justice, trade practices law, commercial law and/or public law (in particular, constitutional, or administrative law). Understanding of, or ability to quickly understand parliamentary procedures, Cabinet processes, the role of integrity agencies and general governance skills are highly valued.
• You will exercise sound judgement and effectively and ethically manage the influence of political issues in formulating strategic legal and policy solutions.
• You will have well developed organisation skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a high-pressure, high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
• You will have excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to provide accurate, clear and comprehensive advice in short time frames.
  

We value diverse experiences. Even if you're not sure you meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible Working: Broad range of flexible working arrangements
• Career Development: Ongoing learning through expert-led sessions, online training, and professional development opportunities
• Work-Life Balance: Flex time accrual for extra hours worked based on a 35-hour standard week
• Wellbeing Support: Access to employee assistance program, fitness passport program, and wellbeing initiatives
• Inclusive Culture: Staff-led networks including Aboriginal Staff Advisory Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Network, and Young Professionals Network

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:

• A resume detailing relevant knowledge, skills and experience (maximum 5 pages)
• A cover letter addressing how you meet the requirements of the role (maximum 2 pages)

Closing date:  Thursday, 5 February 2026 (9:59am)

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10. Package includes base salary ($129,464 - $142,665) excluding superannuation (12%) and leave loading.

Hiring Manager: James Conroy, Principal Legal Officer, [email protected]

About The Cabinet Office

Leading policy, strategy and integrity from the heart of government 

The Cabinet Office (TCO) enables robust Cabinet decision-making by ensuring policies and proposals submitted for consideration are of the highest quality and in line with government priorities. Learn more about the department and a career at The Cabinet Office.

Our Commitment

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and other diverse communities.

The Cabinet Office acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise and learn from the strengths of First Nations peoples of New South Wales and their continuing connection to, and unique cultural and spiritual relationship with, Country.

Additional Information

Reasonable Adjustments: The selection process will include assessment techniques to determine your suitability. You can request reasonable adjustments at any stage by indicating in pre-screening questions, contacting the Talent Team at [email protected], or reaching out to the hiring manager.

Talent Pool: A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process. If eligible, you may be contacted for ongoing and temporary opportunities in the same role or grade that become available over an 18-month period.