Legal Support Officer

3 weeks ago


Melbourne City Centre, Australia Victoria Police Full time

**About the role**:
This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and obtain valuable experience working in the Legal Services Department at Victoria Police. The Legal Services Department is enhancing its advocacy response to meet the expansion of specialist practice areas and court networks across Victoria.
Victoria Police is seeking to meet this demand with an enthusiastic, diligent and skilled team of Legal Support Officers to undertake a range of administrative duties and provide assistance to a dedicated team of prosecutorial staff working in the youth justice space. As the successful applicant, you will have excellent organisational and time management skills, the ability to work effectively under pressure and proficient stakeholder engagement.
The primary function of the role is to undertake office administrative duties and provide assistance that ensures the effective delivery of a prosecution service to the Children's Court of Victoria. The successful incumbent will work within the Specialist Children's Court Prosecution Group (SCCPG) of the Prosecutions Court Branch. Legal Support Officers provide a vital function to the overall function of the SCCPG. The role promotes the opportunity to develop and maintain collaborative relationships within the expansive Victoria Police workforce. You will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships and uphold the strong reputation of the SCCPG.
Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

**Your duties will include**:

- The provision of general support to ensure effective service delivery
- Appropriately managing and directing enquiries
- Managing and coordinating calendar bookings
- Sorting incoming and outgoing mail
- Data entry into the Brief Management System (BMS)
- The location and ordering of briefs in readiness for court
- Filing, ordering and general office administrative tasks
- Undertaking other duties as required by line managers

**As the successful applicant, you will have**:

- An ability to work well within a small team environment
- Strong interpersonal skills
- An ability to work autonomously
- A high level of resilience
- Excellent organisational skills
- An ability to manage a consistently high workload
- A high level of personal drive and integrity
- An eye for detail and demonstrative initiative

**Requirements and relevant information**:

- One (1) full-time, ongoing position available.
- This position is located at the Melbourne Children's Court Prosecution Unit, at 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
- As a member of the Legal Services Department you will be located, on selection, at a specific office within a Division for a particular advertised opportunity. However, given occasional legal service demand issues you may be required at times to undertake varied work within the Department. This supports the Departments commitment to a flexible and deployable legal workforce and professional development opportunities in a range of legal domains.
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Applications close midnight, 1 March 2023

**About Us**:
Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.



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