THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you an experienced leader with strong management capability and a commitment to delivering high-quality legal support services?

The Western Australia Police Force is seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to undertake the role of Practice Manager, Legal Services Division. This is an important leadership opportunity to contribute to the effective management, coordination and continuous improvement of legal support services within a complex and high-performing environment.

In this role, you will provide leadership across legal practice support functions, enabling the Division to deliver timely, professional and client-focused services. You will work closely with senior leaders, legal practitioners and corporate stakeholders to strengthen operational effectiveness, foster collaboration and support service excellence.

You will play a key role in ensuring the Legal Services Division operates efficiently and effectively through strong practice management, sound governance, workforce coordination and a focus on continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of legal services that support the operational and strategic priorities of the agency.

THE ROLE 

The Practice Manager, Legal Services Division is responsible for leading and coordinating the administrative, operational and practice management functions that support the effective delivery of legal services across the Division. The role is central to ensuring systems, processes and resources are aligned to support high-quality legal practice, efficient service delivery and effective business operations.

The role provides strategic and operational oversight of practice support arrangements, including workforce coordination, business planning, resource management, performance monitoring and the development of systems and processes that promote consistency, accountability and service improvement. It also contributes to the management of priorities across the Division and supports the implementation of organisational initiatives, policies and governance requirements.

This includes maintaining effective practice management frameworks, overseeing business support services, managing stakeholder relationships and identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, capability and client service outcomes. The Practice Manager is expected to exercise sound judgement, provide high-level advice and build strong working relationships across the agency to support the Legal Services Division in meeting its operational and strategic objectives.

ABOUT US 

The WA Police Force has over 10,000 employees located across the largest policing jurisdiction in the world, with 200 police facilities in 15 policing districts across the State. Our priorities are our people, our partnerships and our performance. We are committed to enforcing the law, preventing crime and managing and coordinating emergencies.   

The WA Police Force’s values of Duty, Teamwork, Integrity and Care are an integral part of how we do business. Alignment with our values should be incorporated within your application. Integrity within the WA Police Force means employees are held to a high standard of conduct, both in and outside of work. Further information is available in the Work-Related Requirements component of the position description form. 

Work, Health and Safety is vital to WA Police Force operations. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an essential part of our decision-making processes. 

The WA Police Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal Australians, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women to apply for positions within our agency. The WA Police Force also promotes and supports flexible, family friendly work practices.

We believe all our people are leaders irrespective of their role. We consider this as critical to our success and, to support this, we have adopted Leadership Expectations  which provide a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector.  The leadership context for this role is: Leading Leaders. 

THE BENEFITS   

• Flexible working arrangements. 
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance. 
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Salary packaging options for vehicles and superannuation. 
• 4 weeks of Annual Leave with the option to purchase additional leave each year. 
• 3 Public Service Holidays per year.  
• Access to Long Service Leave every 7 years
• On site gym facilities at Perth Headquarters. 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program including immediate family members living at home. 
• Access to free WA Police Force Chaplaincy and Psychological services. 
• An active social club that welcomes WA Police Force family members. 

HOW TO APPLY 

To demonstrate your talents, please provide a covering letter of no more than 2 pages addressing all of the Work Related Requirements as stated in the position description together with a comprehensive CV.

Please also include the contact details of two professional referees who we can contact as part of the recruitment process, with a current line manager preferred. 

For applicants deemed suitable, all essential work-related requirements in the position description form will be assessed at some stage during the selection process. 

Candidates must also read the attached contextual information (Supplementary Information – Practice Manager) regarding conditions of employment including integrity checking requirements and the WA Police Force Drug and Alcohol policy. 

During the recruitment process we provide reasonable adjustments to allow people with a disability to participate effectively.  If you have any access or communication needs to allow you to better participate in this process, please contact our Police Staff Selection and Deployment Manager Matt Davis on telephone (08) 6229 5723 or via email at matt.davis@police.wa.gov.au  

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 

Applicants are requested to apply online.  To apply online, you must have a valid email address and be ready to attach your comprehensive electronic resume, integrity check form (if required) and any additional attachments as requested in the “APPLICATION PROCESS” section of the advertisement. Please select the “APPLY FOR JOB” button at the top/bottom of this advertisement.  

Should you encounter any problems lodging your online application please contact Police Staff Selection and Deployment on (08) 6229 5772 during business hours (8am to 4pm, Monday – Friday), prior to the specified closing time. 

EMAILED, LATE OR PRO-FORMA APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 

Application packages, supplementary work-related requirements/information and the Position Description Form are attached. 

FOR FURTHER SPECIFIC JOB-RELATED INFORMATION 

Please contact Shannon McGeown on 0436 837 597.