Supreme Court Associate at Court Services Victoria
MCC, Victoria, Australia -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Nov, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Aug, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

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 jurisdiction’s own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in Victoria and comprises the Court of Appeal and the Trial Division. The Court deals with major criminal and civil matters, plus appeals against decisions of lower courts.
The Supreme Court of Victoria recognises that its people are integral to its ability to meet and exceed community expectations and to achieve its goal of being an outstanding superior court. We continually strive to create a high-performance workplace that is characterized by creativity, innovation, flexibility, and quality delivery.

Responsibilities

An exciting opportunity exists to work with the Honourable Associate Justice Daly within the Supreme Court of Victoria. Her Honour hears a variety of civil matters, including interlocutory matters and trials. Hybrid arrangements and additional leave entitlements are a feature of this role, subject to chambers commitments.
Associate Justice Daly is seeking a legally qualified individual to be her Honour’s Associate. The successful candidate will require excellent written and oral communication skills, organisational skills, and the ability to work in a team environment. The Associate will be required to provide high-level legal support and administrative services both in chambers and in the courtroom. As this is a busy chambers, the role requires excellent time management skills, an ability to prioritise workload, a strong customer service focus and a capacity to communicate at all levels. High-level research skills, strong interpersonal skills, and post-graduate professional experience preferred.

Duties include:

  • legal research and participation in judgment production process
  • clerking in court (including virtually)
  • liaising with Court staff, the public and the profession
  • document management
  • proofreading and editing judgments
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