Associate to Judge

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia District Court of NSW Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Primary purpose of the role**
Support the operations of the court by providing administrative organisational and executive support to the judge in chambers and in the court room. One of the most important aspects of the position is to enter the orders made by the judicial officer on to the Department’s Justicelink system.

**Key accountabilities**
- Accurately record judicial decisions and orders on the Department’s Justicelink system and court files

and communicate them to legal practitioners, litigants in person, registry officers and members of the
public.
- Read indictments, empanel juries, attend to the swearing in of witnesses and take verdicts.
- Provide administrative assistance to the judge during hearings, including ensuring the effective

operation of courtroom processes and technology.
- Maintain the court file and accurately record details of the proceedings including all exhibits tendered.
- Release judgments to the internet and the parties in accordance with court and chambers policy.
- Manage access to the judge by other judges, key stakeholders, legal practitioners and litigants in

person through professional and effective management techniques and communication skills.
- Use initiative to prepare correspondence, memoranda, decisions, sentences, speeches and committee

meetings undertake research and analysis on the judge’s behalf.
- Prepare judgments using specific computer programs.
- Maintain court and chamber systems and processes, including confidential filing systems, chambers

library collections and diaries.
- Co-ordinate the work of interns as required by the judge and provide training to new Associates.
- Organise circuit travel and undertake other logistic office support activities.
- At all times both in private and public settings and forms of communication, maintaining absolute

confidentiality in relation to chamber and court activities.
**Key challenges**
- Displaying initiative and provide a high quality client service in a high volume and challenging work

environment.
- Ensuring the accurate recording of judicial decisions and orders on the Department’s Justicelink system

and on court files; including the identification and suggestion to the judge of additional administrative
directions necessary to enable proper effect to be given to judicial decisions.
- Problem solving issues in a way that maximises the judge’s time to attend to case preparation and

judgment writing.
- Working with other judges or acting judges when not required to work with their judge (eg when judge is on leave); while also monitoring their regular chambers.

**FIRM OR ORGANISATION NAME**:
District Court of NSW

**CONTACT NAME**:
Betty Kosmas

**EMAIL ADDRESS**:
**TELEPHONE**:
9287 7875

**JOB LEVEL**:
Graduate - Pre-admission

**SECTOR**:
Government

**COUNTRY**:
Australia

**STATE**:
New South Wales

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