Federal Court of Australia

Purpose of Position The Deputy Associate is part of a small team who assist the Judge in the day-to-day management of Chambers and Court. This role also assists with the preparation of Court materials for the judge and involves undertaking legal research and assisting with judgment preparation as required. Key Responsibilities and Duties Assist in the conduct of Court proceedings, including the transcription of orders, ensuring the orderly conduct of matters and general Courtroom management. Assist the Associate in the day-to-day management of chambers including responding to enquiries and as required, managing the Associate inbox on behalf of the Judge. Undertake legal research as required by the Judge, including identifying relevant legislation, summarising key legal authorities and preparation and maintenance of legal research materials. Assist the Judge with the management of cases and, as required, enter data into the Court’s case management systems to reflect...

Position Overview The Legal Case Manager position provides support to registrars that exercise delegated judicial powers and administrative power.  Broadly, the primary areas of registrar work for which support is required are as follows: Mediation and Case Management Support.  This involves mediation and case management work done by registrars in support of matters within judges’ dockets. Registrar Court work.  This work involves the running of Corporations (FCA) and Bankruptcy (FCA and FCFCOA) lists, issuing of summonses for examination, return of documents in examinations and public examinations; Return of Subpoena lists and hearings (FCA); Small Claims list (FCFCOA) and Adverse Action lists (FCFCOA and FCA); special fixture interlocutory hearings. Other Registrar Work.  This work includes the determination of costs (long form bills of costs estimates, confidential conferences, taxation of costs, remuneration assessments), duty work, eCourtroom substituted service...

Position Overview Under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), the FCA is responsible for the management and determination of applications relating to native title in Australia. The Native Title National Practice Area (NPA) includes applications relating to: native title claims concerning the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to land and waters according to their traditional laws and customs, including determinations, revised native title determination applications, compensation applications, claim registration applications, applications to remove agreements from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements and applications about the transfer of records reviews or appeals from decisions of the NNTT matters arising under or in relation to any Indigenous Land Use Agreement or other agreement made under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) or concerning a Prescribed Body Corporate (which holds or manages native title under the Act). The Court...