Investigation Support Officer
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Legal & Investigation Officer - Office of the Legal Services Commissioner - LO 3 Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Employment Type: Ongoing – Full time (35 hours) Salary: Legal Officer – Grade 3, Base Salary ($122,058– $130,542), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading Your Role The Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC) is an independent statutory office that deals with complaints about lawyers. The Legal and Investigation Officer works as part of the OLSC Legal team and conducts investigations into allegations of misconduct on the part of lawyers in NSW. The role also provides professional legal and/or litigation advice, support, and research in the relevant area/s of law to contribute to efficient and effective legal services and support the complaint handling functions of the Legal Services Commissioner. This is a hybrid workplace role, currently performed both from the OLSC office in the Sydney CBD, and from home, with ongoing remote work arrangements at the Department’s discretion. Essential Requirements of the Role Legal Qualifications, with post admission experience working as a lawyer. Current unsupervised Australian practising certificate (or eligible to apply for one, having completed the required period of supervised legal practice) National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 What You’ll Do In addition to meeting the essential requirements, the successful candidate must strongly demonstrate the capability to: Provide efficient and effective legal and/or litigation services to the Commissioner in accordance with legislation, policy, guidelines and practice standards. Investigate complaints about lawyers, including obtaining relevant evidence. Interpret and prepare complex legal documents including legal records, correspondence, legislation, policies, reports, submissions, briefing notes, wills, contracts and agreements including cost agreements. Draft relevant Tribunal or Court process and/or evidence in matters arising from your investigations and instruct in those matters if appropriate. Undertake administrative activities and research allocated within established standards, procedures, policies and delegations. Undertake related correspondence, administrative activities and legal cases. Interpret and comply with legislation, policies and practice standards. Provide assistance in the development and implementation of legal reviews and/or law reform initiatives. What We Offer A challenging and rewarding career Flexible, autonomous work environment Competitive pay and conditions Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs. Applications Close: Sunday, 23 March 2025 at 11:59pm AEST. If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Lois Jebin at Inclusion and Diversity We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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