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Period of Appointment
Until 30 June 2025.
Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties
- Analyse, process and assess applications for grants of legal aid to:
- determine grants of aid
- prepare lodgements and information for Review Committees
- Liaise with and provide advice to internal and external Legal Practitioners regarding queries concerning particular grants of aid.
- Assist more senior Legal Practitioners with research, preparation, drafting and other appropriate tasks as directed.
- Appoint practitioners when ordered by the relevant Court including Independent Children's Lawyers, Children’s Separate Representatives and Family Violence and Cross Examination Scheme practitioners.
- Participate in and contribute to stakeholder meetings and working groups as requested.
- Prepare reports as required by Tasmania Legal Aid or under funding agreements.
- Undertake legal research to assist in the development of program policy and legislation to support law reform and funding agreements relating to the granting of legal aid.
- Analyse and assess practitioner files for compliance with grants of aid guidelines, policy, and legislation.
- Perform such other professional legal work within Tasmanian Legal Aid as required.
Essential Requirements
- Admitted or eligible for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
Desirable Requirements
- A Legal Practitioner with more than 2 years’ relevant post-admission experience.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (357850) Legal Practitioner - Grants and Compliance - LP2.docx
Statement of Duties (357850) Legal Practitioner - Grants and Compliance - LP2.pdf
About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Legal Aid) (August 2024).docx
About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Legal Aid) (August 2024).pdf
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf
FAQs Short Form Application.docx
FAQs Short Form Application.pdf
How to apply
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. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, 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 on (03) 6165 3652.
For more information
Vanessa Fenton
Grants and Civil Disbursement Fund Manager
vanessa.fenton@legalaid.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6236 3800
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603