Senior Legal Manager

• Full time, fixed term role (parental leave replacement) until August 2025
• Geelong office location, with Melbourne office available and flexible hybrid working
• Competitive executive remuneration package
• Salary packaging options

Care in Action

With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action.

Right now, we’re seeking a Senior Legal Manager who will play their part in this shared purpose, while also supporting the progress of clients and colleagues so they can achieve great things. That’s truly rewarding work that will help us continue to deliver life-critical services where it matters. 

About the role

The Senior Legal Manager leads a team of Solicitors with a range of experience to deliver expert advice and advocacy to the TAC on claims related matters, building and maintaining effective relationships across the business, other relevant schemes, and the justice system. Your effort will be focused on facilitating timely and quality resolutions for TAC claims and providing effective and efficient legal services to the TAC’s Clients Division.

This role is also the practice lead for Costs & Prosecutions, and success will see you driving strong management of litigated costs and ensuring the delivery of effective prosecution and enforcement actions. The successful incumbent will also have the unique opportunity to lead the TAC through transition to the new Scale of Costs in 2025.

About the Team

The Senior Legal Manager reports directly to the Senior Manager, Dispute Resolution & Litigation within the broader Clients Division. You will work collaboratively with three other Senior Legal Managers, a Dispute Resolution Manager, and two Team Managers of legal support teams, forming the DR&L Leadership team at the TAC. This high performing team thrives on being a cohesive group that enjoys working collaboratively in the office and from other locations as needed.

What we’re looking for

Strategic Thinking and Operational Focus

Demonstrated experience in utilising operational and strategic thinking and implementing business improvement initiatives.

Proven Leader

A proven history of outcomes achieved through leadership of high performing teams, including mentoring and coaching team members. Demonstrated leadership in leading teams within a dynamic and agile environment within a professional legal services setting.

Stakeholder Engagement

Experience in negotiating at high levels across multiple internal and external stakeholder groups demonstrating superior communication skills. An ability to build trusted relationships across the business, externally, and across the justice system.

Why you’ll love it here

There’s more to work than a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits. As our newest Senior Legal Manager, you’ll also:

Be rewarded for great work

Quarterly excellence rewards and development pathways. Do great work and you’ll get rewarded for it.

Grow and go places

We’re invested in your progress. When you work for one of Victoria’s largest and leading workplaces, you’ll receive extensive opportunities for internal development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.

Be supported at every step

Be a part of an inclusive, diverse team that thrives on support and collaboration.  With flexible hybrid working arrangements to set you up for success.

Ready to put care in action? We’d like to hear from you.

Click apply to submit your Cover Letter and Resume. If successful, you’ll progress to an interview. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Lauren McKirdy, Senior Manager, Dispute Resolution & Litigation via email at Lauren_McKirdy@tac.vic.gov.au for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm on Sunday 19 May.

If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, please let our People, Culture & Engagement Team know at People_Culture_Engagement@tac.vic.gov.au. If over the phone is better for you, our number is 5225 7500.

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with disability, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse and LGBTIQ+ people to apply for our roles.

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website. 

This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check.