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About the Role

This role contributes to providing specialized legal support services to the judiciary, the Court, and its clients. It involves exercising the Court's powers to ensure legal and procedural issues are handled professionally and promptly.

Responsibilities

• Assess and determine probate applications.
• Determine chamber applications, including enforcement of judgments, granting leave to issue subpoenas, making orders for substituted service, and registering foreign judgments.
• Sit in court to conduct examinations under the Corporations Act 2001, Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1900, and Evidence on Commission Act 1995.
• Conduct mediations under the court-annexed mediation scheme (Legal Officer III only).
• Act as the Duty Registrar to provide procedural information to litigants, the legal profession, and registry staff.

Requirements

• Interest in Probate and Civil procedure.
• Understanding of the Supreme Court Act 1970, Civil Procedure Act 2005, related rules, practice, and procedure.
• Willingness to attend the registry in-person each weekday.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong skills in time management and prioritizing work.
• Ability to work independently.
• High levels of integrity.
• Desire to be involved in the administration of justice.
• Admitted as a legal practitioner in NSW (or another State or Territory within Australia).

Skills

• Time management
• Prioritizing work

Location

• Sydney CBD

Work Type

• Ongoing
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Legal Officer I-III

Education Level

• Admitted as a legal practitioner in NSW (or another State or Territory within Australia)

Salary/Compensations

• $79,322 - $134,458

Benefits

• Employer’s contribution to superannuation
• Annual leave loading
• Challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs

About the Company

• The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest court in New South Wales and hears civil, criminal, and appellate matters. The Supreme Court is responsible for the administration of justice in New South Wales.
• Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides opportunities to make a real difference by collaborating with other agencies and community partners to improve lives and realize the potential of children, adults, families, and communities, focusing on breaking disadvantage.

Equal Opportunity

• We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.
• Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit.
• We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.