Registrar, Case Coordination

at  County Court

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time / Full Time, Ongoing
Organisation: County Court
Salary: $95,102 - $107,905
Occupation: Legal
Reference: VG/C00567SB
The Commercial Division consists of any proceeding involving disputes concerning debts, claims for damages, any property, trusts and some appeals. There are 5 lists in the Commercial Division, the General List, Banking and Finance List, Complex Cases List, Building List and the Arbitration List. There is no upper monetary limit on the jurisdiction of the Commercial Division.
The Commercial Division has 6 judges, 2 judicial registrars, 1 division lawyer, and a dedicated Commercial Registry, led by the Commercial Division Director. The Commercial Registry is directly managed by the Manager Registry Services and has 4 Case Coordination Registrars and 3 Registrars.
The Commercial Registry is the principal point of contact between a party in a proceeding (primarily through their legal practitioners) and the Court and supports the progression of cases throughout their life cycle.

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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 Case Coordination Registrar in the Commercial Registry works within a team that is responsible for the end-to-end management of proceedings in the Commercial Division.
The role works in close collaboration with the judges and judicial registrars, providing analysis of issues and preparing case management advice. You will liaise with parties and the legal practitioners to resolve issues and address barriers to cases progressing to facilitate the fast, cost-effective and fair resolution of commercial disputes.

Once appointed as a Deputy Registrar of the County Court, you will also be required to perform legal, quasi-judicial and administrative functions as required under acts, rules and regulations, not limited to the swearing of affidavits and certifying of documents. Some of the duties include:

• Liaise with legal practitioners, court users, and the general public to handle a high volume of complex enquiries under limited supervision.
• Interpret and apply rules and legislation and provide authoritative procedural information to parties and practitioners.
• Prepare draft orders to be referred to the Judiciary for approval, taking into consideration the needs of the parties and the relevant rules and procedures.
• Review and process interlocutory applications made to the County Court having regard to relevant legislation and meeting the needs of the court user.
• Contribute to the development of processes and practices to improve service delivery in the Commercial Registry.

In this role you will gain an in depth understanding of Court processes while working in a close-knit team that supports one another. You will engage with a broad array of stakeholders, not limited to judges and their associates, legal practitioners and self-represented litigants. This role provides an excellent insight into the civil litigation process, and has opportunities for progression.