Job Description

Join Our Growing In-House Legal Team

Legal Counsel & Senior Legal Counsel Opportunities

We’re excited to be growing our in-house legal team and are seeking talented Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel to join us. This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced lawyers looking to grow your career and make a meaningful impact in Local Government. Our legal capabilities are commercial contracting, construction/ infrastructure contracting, governance, property, planning and environment, and dispute resolution.

At the City of Moreton Bay, your work will help shape decisions that affect the community every day. You’ll step into a trusted advisory role, working at the heart of strategic, legal and operational decision-making within Australia’s third-largest council.

About the Opportunity

In this team, no two days are the same. You will:

• Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to senior stakeholders across planning, infrastructure, governance and compliance
• Work on complex, high-profile matters, delivering legally sound and commercially practical outcomes
• Support major projects and initiatives by identifying risks and offering solutions-focused advice
• Draft and review a wide range of legal documents, including contracts, agreements and opinions
• Contribute to dispute resolution to achieve the best outcomes for stakeholders
• Collaborate across the organisation to embed legal considerations into decision-making
• Advise on governance, risk management, compliance and operational excellence

Why This Role is Right for You

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large and growing in-house legal team during a period of transformation and expansion.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, people-focused environment where you’ll be supported to develop your skills, strengthen relationships across the business and contribute to delivering contemporary, best-practice legal services.

Local Government offers a diverse and interesting portfolio of work, giving you exposure to a broad range of legal areas while deepening your expertise.

If you’ve ever considered a move into Local Government, this is an ideal time to join us as we grow.

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What You Will Bring

You are a commercially minded lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will bring:

• Strong legal capability with the ability to provide practical, actionable advice
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience or interest in areas such as administrative, commercial, property, planning & environment law, government advisory or litigation
• A genuine interest in contributing to public sector outcomes and community impact

Most importantly, you’ll bring a positive, team-focused mindset and a desire to make a real difference to the Moreton Bay community.

What We Offer

• A supportive, high-performing legal team where you can collaborate and learn
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work, 9-day fortnight or 4-day week options
• Career stability - permanent opportunity, a chance to embed and see long term results of your work
• Competitive salary from $123,300 + super, with EBA-locked increases
• Salary packaging options to maximise take-home pay
• Free onsite parking and easy access to public transport at our Strathpine office base

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your career matters — and here, your work has purpose.

As Australia’s third-largest council and one of the fastest-growing regions, we’re building something unique: a new kind of city, driven by innovation, sustainability and community.

At City of Moreton Bay, you’ll have the opportunity to:

See it – Be part of building a future-focused, polycentric city
Shape it – Contribute to meaningful work that supports and strengthens our communities
Live it – Enjoy a fulfilling career while helping create a place you’re proud of

Ready for a Career That Matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay and help shape the future of our community.

Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your application. Please include your resume; a cover letter is optional.

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete a National Criminal History Check.

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

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Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live it.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.