Are you an administration professional ready for a new challenge? We have an opening for a Legal Administrative Briefing Clerk role at the Coroners Court of Victoria. This position offers flexible working conditions in a supportive team environment.

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Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria’s courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission.
Collectively, Victoria’s Supreme, County, Magistrates’, Children’s, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the `Courts Group’.
Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdictions own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.
The Coroners Court of Victoria (CCOV) has three roles:
1. Independently investigating deaths and fires.
Certain deaths and fires are reported to Coroners for independent investigation. Their investigations seek to establish the facts - when, where, how and why the death or fire happened.
2. Reducing preventable deaths.
Wherever possible, the Coroner will suggest ways to prevent similar deaths or fires by making well informed and practical recommendations, based on the evidence before them.
3. Promoting public health and safety and the administration of justice.
CCOV regularly reports on data and trends regarding preventable deaths in Victoria to help inform public health responses.

Working as part of the Legal Services team, the Legal Administrative Briefing Clerk plays an integral support role by undertaking a variety of administrative tasks including the compilation and management of coronial briefs. The role requires a high degree of efficiency and attention to detail in the preparation of legal documents and other administrative tasks.

Core functions of the role are to:

• ; Prepare and edit significant legal documents including large volume coronial briefs to assist Coroners, court users, and Legal Services staff.
• ; Complete a range of administrative functions including printing, photocopying, and scanning.
• ; Draft documents including simple legal documents, service documents and routine correspondence.
• ; Perform secretariat role for team and committee meetings, including coordinating papers and taking minutes.