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Title: Legal Case Manager NSW
Level: Federal Court staff level 5 (non-ongoing for a period of 12 months
Job type: non-ongoing for a period of 12 months
Location: Sydney
Salary: $65,115 plus superannuation
Closing date: 31 May 2012
The Legal Case Manager will undertake casement management including legal research and other tasks in the NSW District Registry of the Federal Court of Australia.
Duties:
Undertake Case Management including legal research.
Selection criteria:
- Knowledge or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of court processes and procedure and an understanding of the policy and purpose of (the reforms to) the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) and Federal Court Rules to a high standard.
- Demonstrated high level of analytical, conceptual, problem solving and legal research skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, achieve objectives and show attention to detail.
- Demonstrated keyboard skills and familiarity with the computerised systems including database information retrieval skills and on-line interactive communication systems.
- Ability to work as part of a small team with reporting arrangements to various senior officers within a court registry and manage the competing priorities that arise.
- Highly developed oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and to be able to communicate and be sensitive to culturally diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to and work effectively in a variety of situations, to understand change and respond flexibility to changing organisational priorities.
- Ability to apply the principles of Workplace Diversity, Workplace Participation and Workplace Health & Safety.
- Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the APS Code of Conduct and APS Values and adheres to them
Eligibility criteria:
The position requires legal qualifications (honours level or equivalent preferred).
Contact: Tom Morgan, ph (02) 9230 8278
How to apply:
To be eligible for the position, applicants must hold a Bachelor of Laws or other law degree from a recognised Australian Law School or equivalent and supply the following information:
a) A written statement of no more than 3 pages setting out your experience and claims against the selection criteria for the position;
b) Curriculum vitae;
c) Transcripts of law school marks;
d) A letter explaining why the position is being sought; and
e) One (1) sample of legal writing which the candidates have written themselves.
Address:
Applications should be submitted via email to nswjobs@fedcourt.gov.au or mailed to
Director People and Operations
Federal Court of Australia
NSW District Registry
Locked Bag A6000
Sydney South NSW 1235
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