Paralegal

4 days ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

APS Level 3
- Canberra, ACT
- $69,863 - $72,767

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
We are looking for one or more Paralegals to support a high performing team of workplace relations lawyers on either a full time or part time, on-going or non-ongoing basis.
The role will provide an exceptional opportunity to develop skills in workplace relations and learn from a highly experienced team.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of an APS Level 3 Paralegal may include:

- Undertaking legal and legal policy research (including in relation to Government workplace relations priorities)
- Summarising Court and tribunal decisions of interest
- Updating fact sheets and tracking tables to reflect developments in the law
- Preparing minutes of meetings with internal and external stakeholders
- Proofing legislative process documents (including explanatory memoranda and talking points)
- Summarising submissions of external stakeholders relating to proposed amendments to workplace relations legislation
- Preparing Parliamentary debate folders and Senate Estimates folders
- Updating project trackers
- General administration
- Records management

**Qualifications and Education**
Completed (or currently undertaking) a Bachelor of Laws from an Australian university is mandatory for this role.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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