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Job description

Agency Department of the Attorney-General and Justice Work unit Legal Services Coordination

Job title Legal Services Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Darwin

Position number 46260 RTF 306002 Closing 03/10/2024

Contact officer Samantha Baker, Director Legal Services Coordinator on 08 8935 7877 or Samantha.baker@nt.gov.au

About the agency https://justice.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=306002

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people

with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please

discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE

website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to

the OCPE website.

Primary objective

To assist with the procurement of legal services for Government and providing recruitment support to Managers and employees of the

Legal Services Division.

Context statement

Legal Services Coordination provides a range of practice management and administrative services to the Legal Services Division including

managing the process for the outsourcing of legal advice matters.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide administrative assistance to the Manager of the Northern Territory Legal Services List (NTLSL).

2. Case management of outsourced legal files.

3. Monitor the Legal Services generic email account and provide responses to clients as required.

4. Process recruitment requests and provide advice and support to recruitment panels to ensure timely outcomes.

5. Coordinate pre-screening processes and facilitate mandatory training obligations and probation process for new employees.

6. Prepare various correspondence and reports.

7. Process and monitor tax invoices to ensure compliance with procurement, terms of engagement and performance standards.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Knowledge and understanding of procurement, financial management and legal administrative processes.

2. Well-developed written and oral communication skills with demonstrated experience in negotiating solutions and the ability to liaise

with internal staff and other stakeholders at all levels.

3. Ability to interpret legislation and employment polices to enable effective processing of recruitment and human resource functions.

4. Sound organisational skills with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities within tight timeframes.

5. High level of attention to detail to maintain high standards of accuracy in checking compliance requirements.

6. Ability to work with minimum supervision, use initiative and display sound professional ethics of confidentiality and discretion.

7. Well-developed computer literacy skills to use a range of IT software, computerised reporting systems, document management

systems and mainframe packages.

Desirable

1. Experience working in a legal environment.

2. Tertiary qualifications in Business, Human Resource Management or related qualification.

Further information

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this

position unless it is a relevant criminal history. A completed pre-employment form is to be submitted with your online application, to

assist the selection panel in assessing your application.