Legal Clerk

7 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

Your role
The successful appointee will undertake a range of straightforward legal matters under the supervision and guidance of more senior lawyers. The position of Legal Clerk requires the full completion of a law degree.
Your team
**The areas of law handled within the A-G Advocacy Team include**:
Proceedings under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.
Prosecutions and Mental Health Law (5% of the workload)
Providing advice on sufficiency of evidence and prospects of success and conduct of statutory prosecutions of simple and indictable offences including offences relating to:
workers' compensation fraud
consumer fraud
revenue fraud
marine safety and pollution
public health, drugs and poisons
food safety and standards
electoral prosecutions
housing and education prosecutions.
Proceedings under the Mental Health Act 2016 including proceedings in the Mental Health Court and Mental Health Review Tribunal
General advocacy (5% of the workload)
Coronial inquiries
Commissions of inquiry
QCAT representation
Professional regulation matters
General court attendances.
Written advocacy & general advice (5% of the workload)
**Providing general advice on**:
procedural matters relating to advocacy matters conducted by the team
work health and safety
regulatory investigations and law enforcement
general statutory interpretation.
Your key responsibilities
Perform, under close supervision, a range of legal work within the various legal practice groups of Crown Law. The duties within these legal practice groups may include:
redacting of documents
preparation of briefs
drafting of advice and other legal documents for more senior lawyers within A-G Advocacy, including the Assistant Crown Solicitor
assisting more senior officers in the conduct of legal matters including court proceedings
undertaking legal research and prepare papers
filing and serving of legal documents.
Legal clerks may also be required to assist with team administrative tasks and participate in and maintain a proactive approach to self-development, including:
achievement of CPD points
participation in Crown Law's performance management and development framework and any feedback processes.
**Comply at all times with the office standards, including**:
the client service charter
the requirement to meet set targets for billable hours
quality and timeliness measures
quality assurance framework.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
**Job Ad Reference**: QLD/646399/25
**Closing Date**: Tuesday, 15th July, 2025This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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