Job description
Agency Department of the Attorney-General Work unit Legal Services, Litigation
and Justice
Job title Senior Lawyer Designation Senior Professional 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin
Position number 153+6 RTF 304341 Closing 17/0+/2026
Contact Officer Ben Wild, A/Director Litigation on 08 8+35 7855 or
[email protected]
About the agency http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=304341
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
To provide the Northern Territory Government, its Authorities and Instrumentalities with high quality legal service with respect to
civil litigation matters.
Context statement
The Litigation Division provides legal advice and representation in relation to a wide range of civil litigation, criminal, quasi-criminal
and administrative law matters to the Northern Territory Government, its agencies and statutory bodies. This position is in the
Criminal Enforcement and Regulatory team, which is tasked with providing advice and representation in matters which have a
particular criminal, quasi-criminal or regulatory aspect, including: regulatory breaches/prosecutions, professional disciplinary
hearings, liquor licensing matters, mental impairment and unfitness to plead hearings, criminal property forfeiture, serious sex
offender and domestic violence applications and other related work as allocated.
