AddressLegal Case Managers and Associates to Senior Judicial Registrars will support registrars in the case management of family law matters. This includes supporting registrars working on various areas across the Courts, including the Evatt List within the Lighthouse project, and in relation to PPP- 500 small claims property matters. Subject to their skills and experiences, successful applicants may also support Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars who undertake judicial work nationally.
The role may support one or more registrars or national case management processes flexibly in order to account for workload demands.
The key duties of the position include
Key Responsibilities and Duties
A number of the following duties will be relevant to each position:
- Exercise legal skills to assist Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars, including case law research, support with judgments/reasons, and important legal preparation and research for dispute resolution events;
- Assist in both a legal and administrative way in the efficient and effective running of the chambers of Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars, including through preparing correspondence and reports and managing the schedule of hearings and engagements in the Court databases, and assistance with registrar case management more broadly;
- Use Court applications and associated documentation, to accurately enter and maintain information on Court databases, enter and disseminate listing information, and manage Court records and files;
- Assist registrars in the planning and case management of matters including in the preparation and publication of orders, liaising with Judges' chambers, litigants and other services;
- Develop and maintain relationships with Court users and be responsive to requests from external and internal stakeholders;
- Assist with the referral of matters to judges, Senior Judicial Registrars, Judicial Registrars, Child Dispute Services staff and other registry staff; and
- Provide support to Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars working on key initiatives, including the Lighthouse Project and on PPP-500 small claims property matters, including relating processes, case management and operation of the specialist list to Court users and internal staff.
