Legal Officer

19 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia beBeeParalegal Full time

Your responsibilities

Key Tasks:

  • Provide administrative support to child safety officers and prepare court documents (e.g., affidavits), in consultation with and under the direction of the child safety officer and/or senior team leader.
  • Prepare high-quality court documents that demonstrate strong written communication skills, are well-structured, objective, clear, concise, and meet required standards.
  • Access, understand, and use information held in departmental systems competently when preparing affidavits and other court documents to support applications for child protection orders.
  • Support senior team leaders in completing requests for information needed for affidavits supporting applications for child protection orders.
  • Establish collaborative relationships with child safety officers and senior team leaders to ensure court documents meet legislative requirements.
  • Work as part of a team to support child safety officers in meeting rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Identify and communicate key issues promptly to the senior team leader that may impact task completion.
  • Contribute productively as a team member to foster culturally appropriate, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engage in continuous learning, training, and professional development to keep practice knowledge and skills current and evidence-based.
  • Participate in continuous quality improvement strategies.

Mandatory Requirements:

  • Hold a Blue Card issued by the Public Safety Business Agency.
  • Possess a driver's licence, as travel between Service Centres is required. Accepted licences include:

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