SOLICITOR - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

Personnel Area: Governance and Legal Services

Branch: City Legal

Salary Range: Band 7: AUD: $132,572 to $144,942 + 14% Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Permanent Full-time

Location: Brisbane City and working from home

Our Business

Brisbane City Council is one of the largest local governments in the Asia-Pacific region with a $4.1 billion budget and is one of the biggest employers in Queensland. We have more than 300 job types across a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community. We employ an inclusive and diverse workforce, with great benefits and flexible work options. A job with us offers skill development, career mobility and access to benefits that matter.

Our Branch

City Legal is a specialist provider of legal services to Brisbane City Council and its subsidiary companies. We provide a comprehensive range of cost-effective legal services, adding value to Council's core business and major projects.

The Role

We’re offering a fantastic permanent opportunity for a solicitor with a minimum of 4 years’ post-admission experience to become part of our supportive and committed team. This role offers genuine opportunities for career advancement, with clear pathways to senior positions and ongoing professional development.

The successful candidate will draw upon their legal expertise and exceptional communication skills to deliver considered advice and prepare documentation relating to procurement contracts and arrangements, competition and consumer law, governance, and intellectual property matters. Accordingly, there will be real variety in work during your day which will we ask you to contribute too. 

The key to success in this role will be applying your knowledge in complex construction, intellectual property and/or information technology law particularly in relation to contract management, variation and termination, risk management and payment disputes. Our ideal candidate will truly enjoy the rewards of working in a supportive team providing front-end advice and drafting project documents in a fast-paced environment whilst being challenged and engaged with all the varied work that Brisbane City Council delivers to the community.

To be successful you will:

• be admitted to practise as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
• hold, or be eligible to hold, a current Practising Certificate from the Queensland Law Society
• have demonstrated experience in complex construction, intellectual property and/or information technology law particularly in relation to contract management, variation and termination, risk management and payment disputes
• possess exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• have exceptional attention to detail with the ability work under pressure
• maintain a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a willingness to learn.

You can be part of Brisbane City Council, which has a central role in readying the city for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the coming years.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary. 

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply:  Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume, and covering letter (of no more than one page), demonstrating your suitability to the position.

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please connect with Dim Amarandos via dimitrios.amarandos@brisbane.qld.gov.au or via (07) 3178 5894

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 30^th October 2025 at 11.55PM AEST

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.