Legal Assistant

Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services
- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
- Req ID: 76324
- **Parramatta**:

- **Various ongoing and temporary positions - Full-Time (35 HPW)**:

- **Clerk Grade 1/2, base salary ($75,728 - $82,329), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

**Your role**

Want to make a change for the better? Join a dynamic, collaborative, and diverse team in the Department’s Open Government, Information and Privacy (OGIP) Unit. You will play a key role in ensuring DCJ’s compliance with the _Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009_ (GIPA Act), _Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998_ (PPIP Act), and subpoenas. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to transparency, privacy, and compliance while developing your career. We offer flexible work practices, on-the-job training, and a supportive environment to help you succeed.

**What you’ll do**
- _Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 _(GIPA).
- _Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 _(PPIPA).
- _Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 _(HRIPA).
- _National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018._

You will also:

- Assist with financial management processes including the creation of invoices and banking monies received.

**What we’re looking for**
- Ensure that internal communications are clear, concise, and relevant to the audience.
- Handle and resolve complex enquiries to ensure accurate information and timely resolution, especially regarding compliance.
- Clear and professional interaction with various stakeholders and handling sensitive information with confidentiality.

Download the role description.

**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.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**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 a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Essential requirements**
- Fingerprint checks are required to be conducted at a Police Station and obtained prior to commencing with the Department.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the _Disability Inclusion Act 2014_
- Current and valid Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the _Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012_

**Applications close**3 August 2025 (11:59pm AEST).

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.