Parramatta Law Clerkship Program - TAFE Students Preferred null

• Four roles on a full-time or part-time basis
• Up to 8 Months
• Location: Parramatta
• Clerk Grade 1/2, Salary ($67,975– $73,901), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading 

About the Company

Communities and Justice (DCJ) enables services to better work together to support everyone’s right to access justice, support families and strengthen/bolster the promotion of early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community.

Applicants will be given the opportunity to express a preference as to rotation through the following teams:

• Advisings and Community Protection team provides advice and manages litigation in a range of criminal matters, including review of conviction, parole, high risk offenders, forensic patients, review of segregated and protective custody orders, management of inmates, detainees and parolees, and offenders subject to community supervision. 
• Child Protection team provides advice and representation on behalf of the Secretary, in matters relating to the care and protection of children and adoption proceedings.   
• Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Public Law team provides advice and manages claims and litigated proceedings relating to various criminal, tort and civil/administrative law matters and applications to the Attorney General.
• Commercial and Property team provides advice on all aspects of commercial law and practice, including commercial agreements, contractual disputes and compliance, real property, intellectual property and copyright, procurement, delegations and employment law.
• Inquests, Inquiries and Representation team assists in coronial inquests and inquiries and provides representation in inquiries and tenancy proceedings. 
• Open Government, Information and Privacy team provides a variety of interesting and varied legal advice on information sharing and provides advocacy and representation in tribunal in contested determinations under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) and Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). The team also makes determinations under the GIPA Act and conducts investigations and internal reviews under PPIP Act. The team also facilitates responses to subpoenas, summons, and statutory notices and provides representation in various courts and tribunals where such matters are contested.

About the role

You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of matters and gain practical skills.

Essential requirements of the role

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014, and
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

About you

You will be in your penultimate or final year of a law degree (whether an undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or postgraduate Juris Doctor (JD).

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, the successful candidate must have:

• a strong academic record
• well-developed legal research and writing skills, and
• strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Does this sound like you? Click here to download the role description.

Applying for the role

When applying you will need to attach:

• a covering letter (not exceeding two A4 pages) which includes a short statement as to why you would be an ideal candidate for the Law Clerkship Program and details of how you meet the four key focus capabilities of the role, as identified in the role description;
• a CV (not exceeding two A4 pages) which contains contact details for at least two referees; and
• your most recent academic transcript.

Please ensure that all documents provided are not password protected or encrypted. 

Please review our website and FAQs. For role enquiries, please contact Katherine Wiltshire and Lilyanne Jones at clerkship@justice.nsw.gov.au. 

If you’ve got a question about applying or require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please, contact Paola Pina via Paola.Pina@justice.nsw.gov.au 

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit  

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.  

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit  careers site.

Other Information  

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.