Paralegal - Advisings and Community Protection

Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 69940

**Paralegal**

**Advisings and Community Protection**
- **Location - Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available**:

- **Employment type - Ongoing full-time position (35 hrs per week)**:

- **Salary - Clerk Grade 3/4, Base Salary ($79,032 - $86,539), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

**Your role**

The Advising and Community Protection team provides legal advice and critical support to the Attorney General as First Law Officer in respect of his statutory and common law responsibilities, as well as other Ministers, and Executives and statutory office holders in DCJ.

The team provides advice and/or manages proceedings in relation to:

- Applications for reviews of sentences and convictions, extinguishment of historical homosexual convictions and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
- Applications under the _Suitors' Fund Act 1951_ and _Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967_, including determination of Act of Grace payments.
- The Attorney General’s common law or statutory powers and responsibilities including constitutional matters, prosecution of indictable matters, criminal contempt, vexatious proceedings, judicial review, charitable trusts, and the powers of government body agencies and officers.
- High-risk offenders, forensic patients, parole and segregated and protective custody orders for inmates.
- Management of inmates, detainees and/or paroles by Corrective Services NSW and Youth Justice NSW.

Through these functions, the team supports Attorney General, other portfolio Ministers and the DCJ more broadly and contributes to upholding the safety and protection of the community and maintaining public confidence in the justice system.

**What you’ll do**

As a member of this team, you will provide essential legal, clerical, and administrative support to solicitors and legal staff, ensuring high-quality client service in a professional manner. Your contributions will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal operations within the department.

As part of the ACP team, you will undertake legal research and make inquiries as directed by solicitors and other legal staff. You’ll manage and respond to telephone calls and inquiries professionally, ensuring excellent client service.

You will also:

- Provide word-processing and data entry services, drafting submissions and correspondence in line with departmental style guidelines.
- Assist in coordinating diaries and commitments for solicitors, including travel and meeting arrangements.
- Support financial management processes by checking accounts payable and preparing vouchers for payment approval.
- Undertake additional research, inquiries, and projects as directed by the Business Centre Manager.

**What we’re looking for**

Experience in providing legal, clerical, and administrative support, along with a strong client service background.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

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**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Describe your approach to planning, prioritising and managing tasks with competing deadlines or conflicting instructions.

**Applications close**:Sunday, 13 October 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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