Registry Practice Advisor

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: $97,955 - $111,142

**Grade**:VPS 4

**Occupation**:Legal

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/C00897NS

Rewarding role in a team that creates tangible impacts to communities
Fixed term until August 2026. CBD location
Generous staff benefits and flexible work arrangements

**About us**
- Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria's courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission. Collectively, Victoria's Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the ‘Courts Group'.
- Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdictions own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.
- The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) is the first level of the Victorian court system and is a jurisdiction within the Court Services Victoria. It has a long history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state. The Court determines in excess of 300,000 cases per annum at 51 locations, equating to approximately 90 percent of all cases that come before Victorian courts each year. The Court aims to be an innovative, accessible, and responsive court that provides quality services to the Victorian community.

**About the role**
- The Registry Practice Advisor is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day implementation and delivery of operational processes and practices including ongoing development and continuous improvement initiatives, and preparation of high-level documents, correspondence, reports and briefings. To do this, you will also be required to:

- Coordinate the provision of specialist operational advice and support to registry staff across all Magistrates' Court venues in terms of best practice process and procedures across all jurisdictions (including civil, crime and specialist courts and family violence).
- Drive the identification, development and implementation of best practice procedures for registrars.

**About you**
- You will possess:

- Demonstrated extensive knowledge of legislation, practices, policies and procedures applicable to Victorian Courts and Tribunals.
- Flexibility to s required to travel to different court locations across the State.
- Relevant qualifications and equivalent skills in in Law, Courts, or associated fields is highly desirable.
- Ability to interpret legislative reforms and report on operational impacts for the organisation.
- Ability to prepare high level correspondence, reports, briefings and advice on a range of sensitive, strategic and complex issues affecting the operation of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.

**How to apply**
- Resume
- A short cover letter

**Other information**
- CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.
- We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.
- We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

- Applications close Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 31 July 2025