We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Duties

• Co-ordinate secretarial and administrative functions for Legal Practitioners to ensure best practice delivery of services to clients.
• Be the first point of contact between Legal Practitioners and clients, members of the public, legal profession and staff in other government agencies and instrumentalities, and receive all mail and incoming telephone calls on behalf of TLA’s in-house legal practice.
• Provide secretarial and administrative support to TLA’s legal practice including:
• At the direction of the regional Family Practice Manager, perform such other secretarial or administrative functions in appropriate areas of TLA as required.

Desirable Requirements

• Significant legal secretarial experience

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Secretary Family (JANUARY 2025).docx

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Secretary Family (JANUARY 2025).pdf

 Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).docx

 Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4946

For more information

Sally Hunt
Family Practice Manager
sally.hunt@legalaid.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6328 4079

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

People Strategy Team
(03) 6165 7602