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Explore current legal jobs across Australian public-sector employers. Listings link to the original advertiser for final requirements and applications.
Inventory last refreshed 27 July 2026.
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Legal Adviser
Premier's Department · Sydney City · Permanent · $148,380 to $151,236 Annually
Director, Policy
The Cabinet Office · Sydney Region · Permanent
Child Safety Practitioner, Child Safety Officer
Department of Communities · Merredin, Moora, Narrogin and Northam · Wheatbelt Region, WA · Permanent · CSU Stream Level 2, $82,000 - $105,000/ CSQ Stream Level 1, $94,000 - $116,000 pa + Super - (DOC) CP
Clinical Counselling Forensic Psychologist
Department of Justice · Various Metropolitan Locations · Perth Metropolitan, WA · Permanent · Level 3 Specified Calling, $133,733 - $147,446 per annum + 12% Superannuation (PSCSAA 2024)
Solicitor SCL5/6
Legal Aid Western Australia · Various · Gascoyne Region, WA / Goldfields-Esperance Region, WA / Great Southern Region, WA / Kimberley Region, WA / Mid West Region, WA / Peel Region, WA / Perth Metropolitan, WA / Pilbara Region, WA / South West Region, WA / Wheatbelt Region, WA · Permanent · PSCA 2024 Specified Calling Level 5/6, $171,519 to $209,900 gross per annum + super + benefits
2027 Pathways & Transitions Leader - Leading Teacher
Government schools · Melbourne - Western suburbs, VIC · Permanent
Clinician
Department of Veterans' Affairs · Sydney NSW · Fixed term · $104,898–$119,115
Director - Freedom of Information
Department of Defence · Russell ACT · Permanent · $144,430–$173,359
Legal Practitioner Level 4 (t04930 T05433, T05613, T05614)
Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · South, TAS · Fixed term · $79,356 to $97,793 per annum
Legal Practitioner, Level 3 (T05612)
Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · South, TAS · Fixed term · $145,439 to $165,956 per annum
Paralegal
Department of Defence · Russell ACT · Permanent · $81,868–$96,829
Practitioner
Department of Justice and Community Safety · Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs, VIC · Fixed term · $100,894 - $114,476
Senior Disciplinary Officer
Department of Customer Service · Sydney - Greater West · Permanent · $116,981 to $129,492 Annually
Workplace Relations Advisor
Bureau of Meteorology · Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Darwin NT, Hobart TAS, Melbourne VIC, Perth WA, Sydney NSW · Permanent · $88,834–$96,829
Senior Lawyer, Child Protection
Victoria Legal Aid · Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs, VIC · Fixed term · $113,668 - $131,153
Social Worker Level 3 - Acute Services Team
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District · Sydney - East · $116,892 to $120,680 Annually
General Counsel
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · Canberra ACT · Fixed term
Family Violence Counsellor - Children and Young Persons Program (CYPP) (515212L2)
Department of Health · South, TAS · Permanent
Registered Nurse (534125)
Department of Health · South, TAS · Permanent · $80,524 to $109,175 pro rata, per annum
Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria
Department of Justice and Community Safety · Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs, VIC · Fixed term · $116,413 - $140,849
Manager Communications and Media
Western Australian Museum · Perth · Perth Metropolitan, WA · Permanent · Level 7, $144,755 to $154,717 per annum; Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
Associate In-House Counsel, VLA Chambers
Victoria Legal Aid · Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs, VIC · Permanent · $113,668 - $131,153
Director (Deputy General Counsel), Commercial and Legislation Branch
Department of Education · Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs, VIC · Permanent · $193,946 - $263,771
Domestic & Family Violence and Sexual Assault Service Counsellor
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District · Wollongong & The South Coast · Permanent · $83,670 to $159,112 Annually