Jobs and Careers

Graduate Legal Officer Program 2025

United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Feb 2025

About the role

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.