Graduate Legal Officer Program 2025

Department of Justice
Corporate, Strategy & Governance
Human Resources
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Position details

Applications close:

AEST

Award/Classification:

Tasmanian State Service Award - Graduate

Salary:

$72,605.00 to $84,850.00 per annum

Employment type:

Fixed-term, part-time

Region:

South

Job description:

Following the successful pilot program undertaken this year the Department of Justice (DoJ) will soon host the second DoJ Graduate Legal Officer Program commencing in 2025. This program will facilitate on the job experience, whilst Graduates undertake the Tasmanian Legal Practice Course. The Tasmanian Legal Practice Course (TLPC) is a post graduate professional legal training program whose graduates are eligible to apply for admission as legal practitioners. It is the only course of this type in Tasmania. As a graduate, you are also awarded a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the University of Tasmania.

We encourage applications 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. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Period of Appointment

Fixed term appointment from February to December 2025

Hours per fortnight

Part time hours structured around Legal Practice Course until completion.

73.5 hours per fortnight following completion of course.

Duties

  • Undertake the Tasmanian Legal Practice Course.
  • To assist experienced legal practitioners in relation to basic and routine matters.
  • Undertake research, analyse information, make recommendations and provide advice.
  • Develop and maintain relevant documentation such as files, plans, reports and correspondence.
  • Liaise with stakeholders where required.
  • Provide secretariat administrative and general support as required.

Essential Requirements

  • Have graduated with a minimum of a three-year undergraduate or postgraduate legal degree in the last three years or have graduated by the end of January 2024 (qualifying degrees as rated by the Australian Qualifications Framework are at level 7 or above)
  • Current enrolment in the Tasmanian Legal Practice Course at the Centre for Legal Studies.

Pre-employment Checks

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.

3. Identification check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Download File Statement of Duties Graduate Legal Officer (November 2024).docx

Download File Statement of Duties Graduate Legal Officer (November 2024).pdf

Download File Graduate Legal Officer Information Pack.docx

Download File Graduate Legal Officer Information Pack.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 that advises:

  • area of legal interest.
  • understanding of the public sector legal environment.
  • how you would contribute to and uphold the Department's values.
  • an example that showcases your research skills and abilities.

With a copy of your current Resume/CV.

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 1435.

Post your application with the following application form to:

Human Resources
Department of Justice
GPO Box 825
HOBART  TAS  7001

For more information

Chelsea Trubody-Jager
Director Crown Law Services
Phone: (03) 6165 3635

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603

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