APS 5 - Legal Case Manager

at  Federal Court of Australia

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Legal Case Manager position works closely with Lawyers in providing support to Judicial Registrars. Judicial Registrars exercise Judicial and Statutory functions delegated by Judges or conferred by the Rules of the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (general federal law).

Broadly, the primary areas of registrar work for which support is required are as follows:

• Mediation and Case Management Support. This involves mediation and case management work done by registrars in support of matters within judges’ dockets.
• Registrar Court work. This work involves the running of Corporations (FCA) and Bankruptcy (FCA and FCFCOA) lists, issuing of summonses for examination, return of documents in examinations and public examinations; Return of subpoena lists and hearings (FCA); Small Claims List (FCFCOA) and Adverse Action Lists (FCFCOA and FCA); special fixture interlocutory hearings.
• Other Registrar Work. This work includes the determination of costs (long form bills of costs estimates, confidential conferences, taxation of costs, remuneration assessments), duty work, eCourtroom substituted service applications, and other work (pro bono, tribunal support, external liaison).

Legal Case managers will also assist with national tasks. Further details and specific examples of work to be undertaken by Legal Case Managers are set out below.

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS

There are no formal qualifications required to undertake the role. A law or related degree (or current enrolment in a law or related degree) will be regarded favourably.

Other duties as required.

• Undertake the co-ordination of pro-bono work.
• Diary and in-box management for registrars as well as management of the Judicial Registrars’ Calendar of Commitments and any travel arrangements.
• Ability to be deployed to Registry or Chambers as required

To undertake this role the successful candidate must have:

• An interest in the law will be regarded favourably.
• The ability to provide high level administrative support effectively and efficiently.
• A sound understanding of the jurisdiction and practice and procedure of the Court or the ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.
• The ability to work both autonomously and also collaboratively as a member of a team.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• The ability to build and sustain positive relationships with a network of key stakeholders, internally and externally.
• A high level of IT proficiency