Legal Practitioners (356896 & 358155)

  • Various
  • Justice & Reform
  • Legal
  • Fixed-term, full-time
  • Closing at: 27 Sep 2026 - 11:55pm AEST
  • Legal Practitioners - Level 1 - Tasmanian State Service Award
  • Department of Justice
  • $79,356 to $97,793 per annum
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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 to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, you can include this information with your application.

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 for 12 Months

Hours per fortnight

73.5 hours per fortnight - flexible options available

Duties

  • 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.
  • Appear 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.
  • Perform such other professional legal work within the Tasmanian Legal Aid as required.

Essential 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).

Desirable Requirements

  • Current Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licence.         

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Download File Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner LP1 (JANUARY 2025).docx

Download File Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner LP1 (JANUARY 2025).pdf

Download File Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).docx

Download File Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).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 apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' 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 4911.

For more information

Amina Keygan
Senior Policy and Projects Officer 
Email: Amina.Keygan@legalaid.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6432 5000

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