Tasmania Legal Aid is seeking a highly motivated lawyer to join our Criminal Law Practice to provide high quality representation for clients involved with the criminal justice system in Tasmania.

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 for 12 months.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

• Provide routine legal advice, information and guidance to clients or their support person regarding the law, their rights and legal processes.
• Obtain expert reports and make detailed referrals to appropriate internal and external services, including obtaining expert reports as required.
• Assist senior practitioners by undertaking administrative investigations and straightforward legal proceedings.
• Provide legal advice to support the management of relevant legal matters and assist more senior Legal Practitioners with research, preparation, drafting and other appropriate tasks as directed.
• Appear in Court and at conferences for clients on a duty solicitor basis or pursuant to a Grant of Legal Aid funding.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and working groups as requested.
• Prepare reports as required by Tasmania Legal Aid or under funding agreements.
• Undertake legal research and assist in the development of program policy and legislation to support law reform and complex legal matters.
• Engage in service development, outreach and other community legal education activities.
• Perform such other professional legal work within the Tasmanian Legal Aid as required.

Essential Requirements

• Admitted or eligible for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Registration Status-Employment).

Desirable Requirements

• Current Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licence.         

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner - LP1 (Criminal) 2024.docx

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner - LP1 (Criminal) 2024.pdf

 About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Legal Aid).docx

 About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Legal Aid).pdf

 Information for Applicants (DOJ).doc

 Information for Applicants (DOJ).pdf

How to apply

Online applications are preferred, please click the 'Apply Now' button.  You will be prompted to complete an online application form and to attach your cover letter, resume and selection criteria responses.  Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4912.

For more information

Rochelle Mainwaring
Southern Criminal Practice Manager
Rochelle.mainwaring@legalaid.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6236 3800

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603