Positions vacant

Full time

$125,344 - $134,527

Location: Canberra 

This position may be exposed to sensitive and/or traumatic situations and material.

The ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) supports the proper administration of justice by providing high quality support to judicial officers and tribunal members and high-quality services to those using the courts and tribunal. It provides the Supreme Court, Magistrates Court and ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) with registry, court support, forensic, corporate and strategic services. 

The Registrar’s Office (Magistrates Court) provides support to the Magistrates Court and the judiciary including exercising statutory powers of a registrar of the court and providing legal, policy and procedural advice. The Magistrates Court registry provides high level administrative support to the judiciary in the performance of their roles, and to the parties and legal representatives who appear in the courts.

Conferencing Officers / Deputy Registrars in the Family Violence and Protection Unit (FPVU) are responsible for conducting a shuttle-based conference known as preliminary conferences in family violence, personal violence and workplace order matters.

The object of the conference is to facilitate settlement of proceedings by consent of the parties or alternatively to ensure that the application for a final protection order is ready for hearing as soon as practicable. Conferencing officers manage a busy daily list of conferences by working cooperatively as a team, together with administrative staff from the FPVU and Directors and Senior Directors of the FPVU. Parties in conferences are frequently unrepresented and may be experiencing violence and conflict. There may be related complexities of family law, child welfare or criminal matters. 

Eligibility/Other Requirements: Accreditation under the National Mediation Accreditation System or ability to obtain accreditation is highly desirable.

Experience conducting and facilitating of conferencing, case management or alternative dispute resolution processes is highly desirable.

Notes: This position will be offered on a casual basis and is available from 15 September 2025. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro-rata.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a two-page written response to the "What You Require" criteria and a current curriculum vitae identifying two referees via the Apply Now Button below.

Closing date: 02/09/2025

For further information can be found here

Part time

$146,705 - $164,506

Location: Canberra 

Important: This position may be exposed to sensitive and/or traumatic situations and material.  

The ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) supports the proper administration of justice by providing high quality support to judicial officers and tribunal members and high-quality services to those using the courts and tribunal. It provides the Supreme Court, Magistrates Court and ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) with registry, court support, forensic, corporate and strategic services. 

The Registrar’s Office (Magistrates Court) provides support to the Magistrates Court and the judiciary including exercising statutory powers of a registrar of the court and providing legal, policy and procedural advice. The Magistrates Court registry provides high level administrative support to the judiciary in the performance of their roles, and to the parties and legal representatives who appear in the courts.

Conferencing Officers / Deputy Registrars in the Family Violence and Protection Unit (FPVU) are responsible for conducting a shuttle-based conference known as preliminary conferences in family violence, personal violence and workplace order matters.

The Senior Conferencing Officer will manage the engagement and wellbeing of the Conferencing Officers and provide strong communication, ensure effective management of workloads of the team and continue to build positive, respectful and motivating culture.

The object of the conference is to facilitate settlement of proceedings by consent of the parties or alternatively to ensure that the application for a final protection order is ready for hearing as soon as practicable. Conferencing officers manage a busy daily list of conferences by working cooperatively as a team, together with administrative staff from the FPVU and Directors and Senior Directors of the FPVU. Parties in conferences are frequently unrepresented and may be experiencing violence and conflict. There may be related complexities of family law, child welfare or criminal matters. 

Eligibility/other requirements:

• Accreditation under the National Mediation Accreditation System or ability to obtain accreditation is highly desirable.
• Experience conducting and facilitating of conferencing, case management or alternative dispute resolution processes is highly desirable.

Note: This position is part-time at (26:00) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.  

Further informationcan be found here

Closing date: 09/09/2025

Comcare is recruiting a Legal Adviser (APS 6) to provide in-house client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare’s function in making workers’ compensation claims determinations accurately and quickly. Experience providing legal and strategic advice in a workers’ compensation or statutory benefits scheme environment will be highly regarded. The advertised full-time ongoing role is available in Canberra or Melbourne.

More information on the role can be found here
Applications close: 7 September 2025

Government Lawyers

Where your legal career goes further

• Flexible working options – permanent and contract opportunities
• Excellent remuneration
• Career pathways and advancement

Government Lawyers 5+years PQE

Proximity, an SPA Australia company, is seeking Government Lawyers to join its Legal Group. Our legal secondment model provides opportunities to foster your career growth, work in a variety of legal roles across the Commonwealth and accelerate your legal expertise. As a member of Proximity’s Legal Group, we offer you the opportunity to engage in fascinating public sector work, all while receiving support, development, and care.

The Proximity Legal Group is a go-to for Commonwealth legal teams requiring expertise and support on complex matters specialising in administrative law, commercial law, information law, and litigation.

As a Proximity team member, your role is that of a trusted sidekick – helping our clients’ teams succeed by embracing the complexity and sensitivity of Commonwealth legal issues and knowing how to be helpful in the context of the APS environment. We infuse passion and purpose into everything we do and have fun while doing it, without sacrificing our commitment to clients, integrity, and pro-bono work.

You will bring:

• Minimum 5 years’ public law, commercial law, information law or litigation experience working within or for the Commonwealth
• Restricted (minimum) Australian legal practising certificate
• An AGSVA security clearance (preferred).

Culture matters

• We’re looking for someone who fits and lives our values – someone who is:
• Tenacious. A can-do attitude, results-driven and dedicated to delivery.
• Client focused. Relationships matter. Listen, anticipate client needs.
• A team player. Collegiate, shares knowledge and builds confidence in others.
• Adaptable. Works through ambiguity or uncertainty.
• Solution oriented. Thinks beyond the immediate questions and challenges and develops comprehensive solutions.

More information on the role, as well as working at Proximity, can be found here, or alternatively please contact Loretta Pabian - careers@proximity.com.au.

Full-time/part-time

$95,438 to $108,360

APS Classification: APS6

Location: Canberra/hybrid

The Legal Division is managed by the Chief Counsel and is comprised of both lawyers and non-lawyers. Together we are responsible for legal services required by the department. We partner with the business areas of the department, the Executive, and the Secretary, to identify and manage legal risk across the department and facilitate excellent legal outcomes for our clients. As a member of the Division, you will be involved in interesting and important work which may span environment protection, energy, climate change and heritage, and on-ground operations in Commonwealth national parks and Antarctica. The Legal Division operates in a fast paced, exciting environment. We focus on ensuring our staff are supported and developed so that they are in the best position to take on and enjoy the challenges of the work and we provide competitive conditions and remuneration.

Information law services all areas of the department, including managing and advising on Freedom of Information requests including internal reviews and reviews by the Information Commissioner, assessing and providing advice on privacy breaches and complaints, reviewing privacy notices and advising on protected information matters.

The key duties of the position include:

Senior FOI Officers are required to: 

• with limited direction, manage a case load of routine and moderately complex FOI requests and coordinate the department’s response to each request within strict timeframes
• provide guidance to decision-makers and action officers on FOI matters, including actively participating in meetings
• prepare draft FOI documents, including correspondence and decisions
• assist the Ministers’ Offices and portfolio agencies, as required
• undertake other duties as required, including contributing to branch projects
• mentor junior staff in the team, including FOI Officers
• prepare guidance and other training materials and contribute to the delivery of departmental training on FOI.

More information on the role can be found here

Closing date for applications is 14 September 2025

Location: Various
 

The Administrative Review Tribunal (Tribunal) is an independent federal administrative review body that commenced on 14 October 2024. The Tribunal is user-focused, efficient, accessible, independent and fair. The jurisdiction of the Tribunal includes review of decisions about migration, refugees, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, child support, social security, taxation, Freedom of Information, veterans’ affairs, national security and other matters.

The recruitment process is being run in line with the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, which establishes the Tribunal, and the Administrative Review Tribunal Regulations 2024, which set out the transparent and merit-based process required for the appointment of all Tribunal members.

This process is primarily seeking applications for General Member level positions from candidates with experience in migration or protection matters. Candidates with general administrative review skills that are adaptable to the migration and protection jurisdictional areas are also encouraged to apply. Suitable candidates will be placed in a merit pool and appointments may be made by the Governor-General, on the advice of the Australian Government, in accordance with the Tribunal’s needs. The merit pool will last for 18 months from completion of the assessment process for appointments arising in that period. Appointments can be made for a period of up to 5 years.

Remuneration for members is set by the Remuneration Tribunal, and is presently $251,110 per year for salaried Members and $1,078 per day for sessional Members.

More information can be found at www.remtribunal.gov.au. The candidate pack can be accessed here.

Further questions about the role can be directed to ARTAppointments@ag.gov.au 
Applications close at 5:00 pm AEST on 12 September 2025.

About the ACT Law Society

The ACT Law Society is the peak professional body representing and maintaining standards of solicitors in the Australian Capital Territory. We champion high standards of legal practice, protect practitioner integrity and safeguard community trust. As part of our strategic shift, we’re bringing our investigations and litigation functions in-house for the first time.

The Opportunity

You will lead a newly established in-house team responsible for investigating complaints and managing disciplinary and litigated matters under the Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT). This senior role will build and mentor a small team handling investigations and litigation, advise the Society's Council and its delegated committees, and represent the Society in mediations and before the ACAT and the ACT Supreme Court.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and conduct investigations into complaints about legal practitioners under the Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT).

• Manage, supervise and develop a team to undertake investigations, mediation and litigation, fostering a collaborative, service-focused culture.

• Engage with complainants, practitioners, counsel and third parties through clear, professional communication.

• Prepare legal advice and briefing notes for Council and delegated committees on investigation, discipline and litigation matters in a timely manner.

• Draft and file applications with the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) and appear on behalf of the Society, or brief external counsel as required.

• Develop and maintain internal policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure efficient, proportionate and timely investigations and litigation.

• Produce periodic reports on caseload status, outcomes and systemic trends.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, sharing knowledge with other teams to support education programs and resources promoting ethical and professional legal practice.

 What You’ll Bring

• Admission as a solicitor of an Australian Supreme Court with a current unrestricted practising certificate (or eligibility to obtain one).

• Extensive litigation and court advocacy experience.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with proven expertise in interpreting legislation, case law and regulatory rules.

• Demonstrated sound judgment in assessing and resolving factual and legal issues.

• Ability to quickly master new and evolving areas of law.

• Excellent attention to detail and organisation in maintaining accurate records.

• Experience in regulatory, disciplinary or complaint-handling environments (desirable).

• Sound understanding of administrative law principles and best practices (desirable).

 Core Competencies

• High integrity and professionalism, acting consistently with honesty, trustworthiness and respect.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.

• Proven leadership and people-management experience, with a track record of motivating and guiding teams.

• Strong planning and time-management capabilities, delivering to deadlines in a small-team setting.

• Commitment to fostering a workplace culture that reflects the Society’s vision and objectives.

 What We Offer

• Generous leave entitlements.

• 35 hour full-time work week.

• Flexible work arrangements available.

• Access to Employee Assistance program.

• A collaborative, values-driven environment where your leadership will shape the future of legal regulation in the ACT.

Applications close: 11:59 pm, Friday 19 September 2025

The Position Description can be accessed here

Please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria via email to eo@actlawsociety.asn.au by 11:59 pm on Friday, 19 September 2025.

For a confidential discussion about the role, contact Greg Williams, Director, Regulatory Services by email via eo@actlawsociety.asn.au.

The 2026 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship, which provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal students in their last or second-last year of study, is now reviewing applications for next year. As well as financial assistance, the scholarship provides mentorship opportunities to support the academic and professional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of law across Australia. More information can be found here. Applications close Friday, 8 August 2025.

The RSPCA Australia Sybil Emslie Animal Law Scholarship 2025 is now accepting applications from undergraduate or postgraduate animal law students or animal law practitioners. Applications close on Friday 5 September 2025. More information is available here.

The 2026 UNIDROIT Scholarship, Internship and Research Programme is now open. In 2026, the programme will grant a limited number of scholarships to conduct two months of research in the Unidroit Library. Applications close on 7 September 2025. More information is available here.