Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 22 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW and a number of specialist services and advice clinics. Working at Legal Aid NSW provides the opportunity to support people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights.
ABOUT THE ROLE
A Legal Practice Support Clerk will:
• Undertake file work and legal research.
• Provide and coordinate administrative support.
• Work collaboratively with other administrative and support staff.
ABOUT YOU
"The successful applicant will be a highly motivated person with well-developed attention to detail, and an ability to cope in a high volume, fast paced environment"
HOW TO APPLY
Applications MUST be submitted online through www.iworkfornsw.gov.au to be considered. No late applications will be accepted.
Applicants should read the Role Description and consider the Focus Capabilities and Key Accountabilities when preparing their resume and cover letter.
Please Note: This vacancy is a targeted Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander recruitment under Part 5, clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment Rules 2015. In the pre-screening questions you will need to provide information on how you satisfy the Aboriginality criteria.
Applicants are requested to attach:
• current resume / curriculum vitae (CV) (maximum 5 pages)
• cover letter (maximum 2 pages) responding to the following two questions:
1. What prompted you to apply for this job? What interested you the most about this position? (we'll be looking for social justice experience)
2. Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a major obstacle that stood in the way of you accomplishing a goal or commitment. How did you approach the situation? (workload, legal etc)
The selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining capability and suitability for the role.
This recruitment will be used to fill any current vacancies and may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future vacancies that may arise over the next 12 months. A Talent Pool is a group of candidates who have undergone comparative assessment and have been assessed as capable for this role or similar roles for a period of 12 months.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with disability, women, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds as well as other diversity groups.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to participate in the recruitment process, or you are looking for general information about our reasonable adjustment process, please email erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au, and advise us of your preferred method of communication.
ROLE NOTES
This role is an identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander recruitment under Part 5, clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment Rules 2014. Legal Aid NSW considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Applicants for this role must satisfy the Aboriginality criteria. Aboriginality is defined by decent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such.
For Aboriginal specific information working at Legal Aid NSW, our Aboriginal network, career development opportunities and support systems please email aboriginalmailto:aboriginalservices@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
FURTHER INFORMATION
• Ongoing & Temporary Opportunity Statewide
• Enquiries: Jean-Anne Searson on (02) 4337 6615
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
Source: Uniting News