Job Title: Legal Practitioner
Salary: $76,245.00 to $94,145.00 pro rata per annum
Applications are encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Provide routine legal advice, information, and guidance to clients or their support person regarding the law, their rights, and legal processes.
* Obtain expert reports and make detailed referrals to appropriate internal and external services, including obtaining expert reports as required.
* Assist senior practitioners by undertaking administrative investigations and straightforward legal proceedings.
* Provide legal advice to support the management of relevant legal matters and assist more senior Legal Practitioners with research, preparation, drafting, and other appropriate tasks as directed.
* Apear in Court and at conferences for clients on a duty solicitor basis or pursuant to a Grant of Legal Aid funding.
* Participate in stakeholder meetings and working groups as requested.
* Prepare reports as required by Tasmania Legal Aid or under funding agreements.
* Undertake legal research and assist in the development of program policy and legislation to support law reform and complex legal matters.
* Engage in service development, outreach, and other community legal education activities.
Key Requirements:
* Admitted or eligible for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
* Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Registration Status - Employment).
* Current Motor Vehicle Driver's Licence.
Application Process
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills, and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.
Attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team.