El 1 National Registrar

**Position Overview**
The Federal Court has a current need for migration Registrars at both EL 1 (National Registrar) and EL 2 (Judicial Registrar) levels. Registrars support Judges in facilitating the just resolution of migration proceedings according to law in a fair, but also efficient way. Keeping costs of proceedings as reasonable as possible is also an objective. In providing support, Registrars exercise delegated judicial functions; and performing case management functions and responsibilities as a senior member in the Court’s migration team.

Migration Registrars undertake a diverse range of work, including the following:

- performing delegated judicial functions pursuant to the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and other legislative instruments; such as: the determination of costs estimates and taxation of costs; the determination of compliance with practice and procedure under the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth); and duty registrar practice, including occasional after-hours on-call duty on a rostered basis.
- performing other statutory duties, powers and functions pursuant to the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and other legislative instruments, as required.
- analysing migration filings, understanding emerging trends, and identifying matters that raise similar legal and/or factual issues.
- providing high-level legal advice and legal support to Judges and other internal staff in the area of migration law.
- supporting the development of migration resources, policy and practice by monitoring developments in migration law.
- liaising with Judges, court staff, court users and other internal and external stakeholders in relation to the migration workload.
- working closely with legal and other staff who undertake work in the area of migration law.

**Major Activities - National Registrars**
In addition to the above, National Registrars perform the following:

- undertaking case management support and analysis, and directing a substantial proportion of the case management steps.
- issuing case management directions and orders.
- conducting in-depth analysis and assessment of judicial workload; and providing recommendations regarding the management and allocation of Judge-related work, having regard to judicial workload and availability considerations.
- supervising and coordinating the allocation of migration matters to Judges on a national basis.
- directing and coordinating statistics, reporting and record-keeping in relation to migration workload.
- leading a team of lawyers responsible for reviewing and summarising all migration matters to assess their nature, urgency and complexity, including any anomalies, competency issues, procedural history, potential cohorts or specific case management requests.
- supervising the court’s pro bono referral, cultural liaison and interpreter liaison programs.

**Major Activities - Judicial Registrars**
In addition to the above, Judicial Registrars perform the following:

- resolving migration proceedings, and parts of migration proceedings, as referred by Judges, including: conducting and resolving mediations; conducting hearings to determine the resolution of disputes, including case management/ directions hearings and lists; interlocutory hearings in relation to matters such as discovery, interrogatories, confidential conferences, and examinations.
- leading the development of jurisprudence support and judicial education material for Judges in the area of migration law.
- delivering judicial education in migration law to Judges, Registrars, and other staff.
- supporting Judges in relation to developments in migration law that potentially affect matters in their dockets.
- leading a continuous improvement approach to the development of coherent and consistent practice and procedure.
- engaging with the profession, including the delivery of educational initiatives and other programs, to seek feedback from stakeholders and develop the Court’s pro bono referral network.

**Competencies & Attributes - National Registrar**
To undertake the EL 1 role, successful applicants must have:

- demonstrated experience in migration law.
- a sound understanding of case management principles.
- an understanding of the migration jurisdiction and practices and procedures of the Federal Court.
- the ability to undertake analytical and legal work and critically evaluate a large volume of information in a high-pressure environment.
- the ability to coordinate caseload and workflow through delegation of work to support staff and allocation of work to senior staff.
- the ability to work autonomously to manage work but also work collaboratively as part of a small team.
- the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- the ability to build and sustain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

**Competencies & Attributes - Judicial Registrar**
To undertake the EL 2 role, successful applicants must have:

- considerable experience