Your role

The successful appointee will undertake a range of straightforward legal matters under the supervision and guidance of more senior lawyers. The position of Legal Clerk requires the full completion of a law degree.

Your team

The areas of law handled within the A-G Advocacy Team include:

Dangerous Prisoners applications (85% of the workload)

• Proceedings under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.

Prosecutions and Mental Health Law (5% of the workload)

Providing advice on sufficiency of evidence and prospects of success and conduct of statutory prosecutions of simple and indictable offences including offences relating to:

• workers' compensation fraud
• consumer fraud
• revenue fraud
• marine safety and pollution
• public health, drugs and poisons
• food safety and standards
• electoral prosecutions
• housing and education prosecutions.
• Proceedings under the Mental Health Act 2016 including proceedings in the Mental Health Court and Mental Health Review Tribunal

General advocacy (5% of the workload)

• Coronial inquiries
• Commissions of inquiry
• QCAT representation
• Professional regulation matters
• General court attendances.

Written advocacy & general advice (5% of the workload)

Providing general advice on:

• procedural matters relating to advocacy matters conducted by the team
• work health and safety
• regulatory investigations and law enforcement
• general statutory interpretation.

Your key responsibilities

• redacting of documents
• preparation of briefs
• drafting of advice and other legal documents for more senior lawyers within A-G Advocacy, including the Assistant Crown Solicitor
• assisting more senior officers in the conduct of legal matters including court proceedings
• undertaking legal research and prepare papers
• filing and serving of legal documents.

• achievement of CPD points
• participation in Crown Law's performance management and development framework and any feedback processes.

• the client service charter
• the requirement to meet set targets for billable hours
• quality and timeliness measures
• quality assurance framework.

• Perform, under close supervision, a range of legal work within the various legal practice groups of Crown Law. The duties within these legal practice groups may include:
• Legal clerks may also be required to assist with team administrative tasks and participate in and maintain a proactive approach to self-development, including:
• Comply at all times with the office standards, including:

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/646399/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 15th July, 2025