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The Legal Services Commission is passionate about ensuring justice is available and accessible for all South Australians. As the largest legal assistance service in SA, we ensure that South Australians have access to a trusted lawyer when they need help to be heard, provide them with easy ways to learn about their rights and responsibilities, and answer their legal questions.
Each year over 140,000 South Australians benefit from the services we deliver.
The Role
The Legal Secretary will assist in providing a secretarial and administrative support role to the lawyers situated in the Northern Region offices (Port Augusta and Whyalla) who work on criminal, family and civil matters.
The incumbent of this role will greet individuals who telephone or attend our offices with a service that is customer centred.
Salary Range
$65,294 – $70,154 per annum is based on a full time hours and includes salary, superannuation and leave loading. The per annum salary will be adjusted on a pro rata basis if part time.
In addition to the per annum salary you will receive a salary allowance of 10% of the per annum salary whilst employed as the Legal Secretary based in the Northern region (Whyalla/Port Augusta).
As a not-for-profit organisation, Legal Services is able to offer its employees attractive salary sacrifice arrangements, including up to $15,900 pre-tax each Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) year for general living expenses.
Term of Employment Contract
Part time (0.8 FTE – 30 hours per week minimum requirement) or full time will be considered and an ongoing employment at the ASO2 classification level.
What You Need For Success
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment, foster sound working relationships with a range of staff and stakeholders and prepare clear and succinct correspondence.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, flexible, conscientious, reliable and enthusiastic and exercise confidence, sensitivity and discretion in handling confidential matters and difficult clients.
- Ability to prepare timely and accurate legal documents from notes and/or digital dictation software provided by legal officers.
- Experience in providing professional and timely secretarial and administrative support services in a demanding legal environment including dealing with challenging clients in a culturally appropriate manner.
Workplace Benefits
We provide a range of financial and non-financial benefits to our employees that include:
- The opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues in a supportive workplace that is concerned about employee well-being.
- Generous salary sacrifice benefits (as outlined above)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Payment of Practising Certificate for legal staff
- Payment of relevant professional memberships
- Support for employees and their families through our inclusive Employee Assistance Program
- Supported training and development opportunities in areas including working with vulnerable clients, cultural sensitivity and trauma informed practice
- Access to a comprehensive in-house legal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program
- Contemporary workplace accommodation
- Career development opportunities within the team and the organisation
- Payment of employment screening checks
Next Steps
To apply for this role, you will need to click on the Apply Now button. Have your resume, preferably in a PDF version ready to be attached and a cover letter. All applications are to be submitted by 5pm Sunday 2 June 2024.
Please refer to the Position Description for further details, available on the Legal Services Commission website.
Should you require any further information please direct your query to Kylie Herde, Team Leader, Administration CLPD, Northern Region on (08) 8868 2***.
We welcome applications from everyone. We are an inclusive employer, and support diversity and inclusion by recognising our staff for their unique qualities, ideas, and insights. Workplace benefits include flexible working conditions as well as access to very generous salary packaging benefits, reducing the income tax you pay.
