- Professional
- Bureau à Sydney
Lawyer – Office of the Registrar General (ORG)
Grade: Clerk Grade 7/8
Salary range: $113,574 - $125,720 + superannuation and leave loading
Duration: Temporary Employment Opportunity up to August 2026
Location: Sydney - Office attendance
required 2 –3 days per week.
About the team
A great place to work, the Department of Customer
Service (DCS) is a service provider, regulator and central agency of
government. We are transforming the way we do business to help make NSW great.
The Office of the Registrar General (ORG) is responsible for overseeing the
integrity, security, availability, and performance of the NSW land title
system. We maintain the policy and legislative framework for well-defined
property rights in NSW. We are at the intersection of law, technology, and
regulation. We are regulating title operations, digitalising the system, and
ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the State cadastre while putting the
customer at the centre of our decision making.
Your responsibilities will
include
This role will involve working in a friendly and fast-paced
regulator, to support our oversight of commercial operators and legal
policy.
The role will provide independent, professional legal services that contribute
to efficient and effective oversight of the eConveyancing regulatory framework
and the NSW Land and Property Information concession.
- Providing clear, concise legal advice and legal representation across a range of legislation administered by ORG including legislative interpretation and review
- Assisting with regulation of NSW’s land titles operator through the LPI Concession Deed, and of Electronic Lodgment Network Operators through the electronic conveyancing regulatory framework
- Drafting legal and policy documents including contracts, service agreements, briefing notes and correspondence, to ensure the provision of efficient and effective legal services for ORG
- Assisting with governance structures to support ORG’s oversight, including preparing agendas and minutes of meeting
- Research and draft advice to facilitate appropriate outcomes for ORG
- Assist key stakeholders on a range of matters and requests for advice to facilitate exchange of information, completion of tasks and meeting critical deadlines
- Contribute to the maintenance and updating of registers and precedent systems to ensure the integrity of data, and consistency of legal services
- Assist in developing and providing guidance or training material to the business to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements
About you
To be successful in this role you will be admitted as a
legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW and hold a current practising
certificate.
The right candidate will embrace teamwork, be willing to
develop skills in new areas of regulating and overseeing commercial operators,
able to adapt to a fluid and at times contentious regulatory context and enjoy
developing innovative solutions to difficult legal, regulatory and policy
issues.
We are looking for someone who can prioritise work in a high-volume work area
to meet competing demands with conflicting and critical deadlines to maintain a
high-quality output.
What we need from you
Please submit your resume of no more than 5 pages, including
a cover letter of no more than 2 pages, sharing your motivation for applying
for the position and demonstrating your capability and relevant
skills.
Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $113,574 base plus superannuation
Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Gabriella Schulzer via [email protected].
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Closing Date: Monday 1st September 2025 [9.59am]
Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives
you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that
benefits people across NSW. We are
focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and
regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.
Belong in our diverse and inclusive
workplace
The
strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while
the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with
different backgrounds and perspectives.
You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.
We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you have any support or access needs that may
require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process
(including an alternate format of the application form) please contact [email protected] or 02 9494 8351.
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