Legal Secretary

3 days ago

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Department Of Justice Full time

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability.
If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.
We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.
Talk to us about how this could work for you.
Period of Appointment Fixed-term until 23 March 2028 Hours per fortnight 73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties Co-ordinate the secretarial and administrative functions of the Safe At Home Program to ensure smooth delivery of services to clients of the program.
Be the first point of contact between clients, members of the public, legal profession and staff in other government agencies and instrumentalities and the assigned practitioners, and receive all mail and e-mail and incoming telephone calls.
Provide secretarial and administrative support including: the maintenance of individual practitioners' files within TLA's computer system, resubmit systems, diary and any other systems used for support of the in-house legal practice.
produce and process confidential documents and correspondence using a broad range of computer software, digital audio equipment and word processing systems.
Perform such other secretarial or administrative functions in appropriate areas of the TLA as required.
Desirable Requirements Significant current experience in the area of family law as a legal secretary Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents Statement of Duties (******) Legal Secretary SAH (July 2025).
docx Statement of Duties (******) Legal Secretary SAH (July 2025).
pdf Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).
docx Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).
pdf How to apply To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.
We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information.
Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (************* For more information Jennifer BinghamLegal Practitioner - Family Violence & Safe at Home Acting Manager************************************ Phone: (************* Reasonable Adjustment Queries People Strategy Team(*************

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