Senior Lawyer - Legal Operations

IBAC's work is vitally important to Victorians - we prevent and expose public sector corruption and police misconduct.
Our vision is a public sector and police trusted to act with integrity for all Victorians.

People who work for IBAC are expected to have a sound understanding of and ability to demonstrate the IBAC values when dealing with Government agencies, the community and colleagues.
IBAC's values are incorporated in professional skills and behaviours for the position.

We Lead by example, Act Impartially, Work Together, Behave with Respect, Strive for Excellence.

Your new role

We have a full-time ongoing and a full-time fixed term Senior Lawyer role available in our Legal Operations team. Reporting to the Managing Principal Lawyer, the role will provide high quality legal and strategic advice and support for investigations, including during the application for and use of various investigative and coercive powers under relevant Victorian and Commonwealth legislation. 

Duties include:

• Provide oral and written legal and advice in relation to IBAC investigations to the Operations Division and other business units within IBAC as necessary.
• Assist in the preparation of applications and supporting documentation for the use of coercive and specialist investigative powers.
• Consider, assess and respond to issues concerning IBAC's statutory and compliance obligations under the IBAC Act or any other laws relevant to the investigative process (such as the laws relating to surveillance devices and telecommunication intercepts).
• Draft high-level reports and maintain policies, procedures and systems regarding IBAC's use of investigative tools.

Additional duties are set out in the position description. To view this, please visit the IBAC Careers webpage and click on the appropriate vacancy.

Our requirements / Your skill set

We are looking for candidates with the below experience and capabilities:

• Bachelor of Laws or equivalent legal qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Current practising certificate under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, or eligibility to acquire a practising certificate.
• Admission to practice as an Australian Lawyer and at least 5 years post admission experience desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in regulatory law, litigation, investigations, and investigative strategy, including assessing and evaluating evidence. Experience in public law preferred but not essential.

Due to the requirement to attain a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of application.

Due to a conflict-of-interest IBAC is unable to accept applications for secondment from Victoria Police employees.

Apply now

All applications should include:

• a resume
• a cover letter
• responses to the administrative screening questions within the application process

PDF documents are preferred with a maximum file size of 2 MB. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email recruitment@ibac.vic.gov.au. This mailbox is unable to accept applications. Applications will only be accepted through our online application process.

For further information regarding the role, please contact Tim Wallace tim.wallace@ibac.vic.gov.au or Chloe Armstrong chloe.armstrong@ibac.vic.gov.au

Applications close 25 November 2026.

We are committed to bringing together people with differing perspectives, lived experiences and skills to make choices that reflect our integrity and community, and to creating an inclusive work environment for all.

Visit: www.ibac.vic.gov.au for more information.