Federal Court of Australia

Position overview and key duties Legal Case Managers and Associates to Senior Judicial Registrars will support registrars in the case management of family law matters. This includes supporting registrars working on various areas across the Courts, including the Evatt List within the Lighthouse project model, the COVID-19 List and the PPP-500 (small claims property) pilot. Subject to their skills and experiences, successful applicants may also support Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars who undertake judicial work nationally. The role may support one or more registrars or national case management processes flexibly in order to account for workload demands. A number of the following duties will be relevant to each position: Exercise legal skills to assist Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars, including case law research, support with judgments/reasons, and important legal preparation and research for dispute resolution events; Assist in...

Purpose of Position The Deputy Associate is part of a team who assist the Judge in the day-to-day management of Chambers and Court. The role of the Deputy Associate is to assist the Associate and deputise for them when they are on leave or on circuit. Key Responsibilities and Duties Undertake the Court Officer role. Assist the Associate in the day-to-day running of chambers including responding to enquiries. Manage chambers in the absence of the Associate. Assist the Associate in updating the Court’s case management system and the Judge in the preparation of orders and typing of judgments. Undertake legal research as required by the Judge. Other duties as required. Selection Criteria Strong communication (oral and written) and liaison skills as well as the ability to communicate with people at all levels. Demonstrated organisational skills, including the ability to manage several processes at once. Demonstrated high-level keyboard skills and ability...