Experienced Legislative Drafters – Pool Recruitment
Do you want to help shape the future of WA law?
Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (L5LG) and Senior Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (L6LG, L7LG)
Role
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office (PCO) provides comprehensive legislative drafting and related services to the Western Australian Government, its departments and agencies to ensure that legislation is prepared to give effect to government policy and priorities. PCO also provides legislative drafting services and advice to private members of Parliament and parliamentary committees.
Legislative drafting is a specialist type of legal work. It offers an intellectually challenging career requiring an ability to understand complex ideas and policies and express them in legislation that is legally effective and drafted as clearly and simply as possible.
PCO is seeking to fill a small number of vacancies at a senior level at which substantial previous legislative drafting experience is essential.
This recruitment process is designed to identify a number of suitable lawyers to place in a recruitment pool from which offers of employment may be made over a 12-month period.
The decision on how many of these positions are filled will be determined by business needs.
Only experienced legislative drafters who are admitted, or eligible to be admitted, in Western Australia should apply.
For more information about PCO’s work, see “Getting Government Legislation Drafted and Enacted” and “Getting Private Member’s Legislation Drafted and Enacted”, available on our website.
Special Requirements
Admission, or eligibility to be admitted, in Western Australia, and substantial previous legislative drafting experience, are essential criteria.
We offer a wide variety of personal and professional benefits, information on the benefits of working with us is available from the “What We Offer” section on our website.
Work Related Requirements
Please read the Job Description Form (JDF) for more information about the work related requirements of this position. Appointment to a role with the Department of Justice is conditional upon obtaining an employment screening clearance, which includes a National Criminal History Check and any other relevant checks.
Further Job Related Information
If you are interested in the position and would like further information on the role, contact Geoff Lawn on (08) 9264 1402 for a confidential discussion. Information about applying and submitting your application is available on our website.
How To Apply
The Department requests applicants to submit an on-line application using the ‘Apply for Job’ button below. As part of your online application you will be prompted to complete relevant personal information and to attach the following information as part of your application:
Please provide:
- A detailed resume
- All relevant academic transcripts
- A cover letter clearly stating:
- which position (and level) you are interested in. You will be assessed against the relevant work-related requirements (selection criteria) for this position and level;
- why you are interested in joining the PCO and how your skills and experience will make you a good fit to perform the required work in the context of the work-related requirements found in the Position Information matrix.
All work-related requirements as listed in job descriptions will be assessed at some stage of the selection process.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which permanent, full-time appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. The pool will operate for a twelve month period.
Please Note:
- Applications received after the closing date/time OR applications sent to us by email cannot be accepted.
- As we prefer to contact you by email for any interview or other matter, you are encouraged to apply online and provide a current valid e-mail address.
People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Department upholds a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity legislation.
