This position is within the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)

Position overview
The Legal and Policy Officer will assist and support the Chief Justice of the FCFCOA (Division 1)/Chief Judge of the FCFCOA (Division 2) (‘Chief Justice’) with the exercise of his Honour’s duties and day-to-day responsibilities across two extremely busy Courts. The Legal and Policy Officer will work directly with the National Strategic Adviser and the National Executive Adviser in the Chief Justice’s legal and policy team.

The Legal and Policy Officer will support the National Strategic Adviser and National Executive Adviser across legal and policy work and projects. This will involve legal research, legal drafting, policy development and data analysis, and preparing reports, correspondence, presentations and other critical material. The Legal and Policy Officer will work across all areas of family law, general federal law and migration, and across all kinds of projects in the Courts.

The Legal and Policy Officer will also be required to assist with the creation of processes, procedures and guides, including to assist Judges’ Chambers staff.

The role requires high level written and oral communication skills, the ability to be proactive, responsive, willing to explore novel issues, utilise critical thinking, and analyse evidence and data to craft creative solutions to the day-to-day legal and non-legal issues that arise in the Courts’ administration. Organisation skills, great attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure are required.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
Assisting the National Strategic Adviser, and National Executive Adviser, and therefore the Chief Justice, with their duties by undertaking legal, policy, analytical and administrative work, including:
Undertaking legal research and analysis to assist with internal projects and policy development;