Leo Cussen Centre for Law is a leading legal education and training organisation providing practical legal training (PLT) to law graduates and continuing professional development programs (CPD) to practising lawyers and other professionals.

At Leo Cussen, we pride ourselves on responding to the evolving needs of the legal profession and upholding community expectations of a competent, ethical, and independent legal profession. Our organisation is currently undergoing a period of rapid change and strategic development, and we value the contributions of our dedicated staff in driving this progress.

We believe that our people are our greatest asset. By fostering a culture of respect, innovation, and collaboration, we strive to create an environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our mission of supporting a competent and ethical legal profession.

As a Legal Research Support Lawyer/Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and relevance of our educational programs. This exciting position involves:

• Comprehensive Legal Research: Dive deep into legal research to support the development and maintenance of our educational content.
• Content Development: Synthesize and organize legal information for presentation within our Learning Management System (LMS) and other program materials. Write and update content to keep our programs cutting-edge.
• Program Design: Collaborate with the Education Strategy and Design Team to create new programs and enhance existing ones. Your innovative ideas will help shape the future of legal education.
• Coordination: Manage research-related subscriptions, maintain passwords, handle renewals, and investigate potential new subscriptions. Work closely with the eLearning team to provide access to subscriptions via the LMS.
• Support: Assist Course Designers, Practice Groups, Facilitators, and Program Managers with research support. Act as the point of contact for general research issues.

• Legal qualification at Degree level (or equivalent).
• Completed Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
• Research or education experience is desirable.
• Demonstrated legal research skills.
• Preferred experience using a Learning Management System, such as Brightspace.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; basic skills in Excel, SharePoint, and Adobe.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and autonomously when required.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Interest in legal educational professional development.
• Capability to learn new software products.