Aps6 Legal Adviser

5 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Comcare Full time

**Overview of the Team**

The Claims Legal Services team provides in-house legal advice services and support in relation to the_ Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988_, the _Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005_, the_ Parliamentary Injury Compensation Scheme_, and the management of common law and recovery matters.

The team primarily provides claims advisory legal advice and support to facilitate Comcare’s workers’ compensation claims decision making function. The team supports claims managers to enable early claims investigations, and engagement with employees and employers.

The team also supports Comcare’s management of common law asbestos-related disease liabilities and provides instructions to external Legal Service Providers representing Comcare in the management of common law asbestos-related claims and liabilities

**Overview of the Role**

Under limited direction, the successful Legal Adviser will work closely with the team’s Senior Legal Advisers to perform their role and provide client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare’s function in making workers’ compensation claims determinations accurately and quickly.

The Legal Adviser will resolve problems and manage risk effectively, and manage their workload in a manner consistent with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, the _Legal Services Directions 2017_, and internal Comcare procedures.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Mandatory:

- Undergraduate degree in law.
- Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory.
- Current Practising Certificate or ability to obtain one within three months.
- Desirable:

- Three years or more post admission experience.
- Experience providing legal and strategic advice in a workers’ compensation or statutory benefits scheme environment will be highly regarded.

**Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment**
- Australian citizenship.
- Character clearance (Australian Criminal History Check).
- Employee Health Declaration.
- Six months probationary period for new engagements.

**How to apply**

**Please review the Job Information Pack below and provide a statement of claims**with your responses outlining what you could bring to this position including your skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the job specific capabilities and role (maximum 2 pages).

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