Comcare is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented APS4 Legal Support Officer for an Ongoing vacancy (Full time or Part time) within the Legal Practice Management Team, in Canberra or Melbourne.

This role provides high-level administrative support to the Legal Group, other Comcare Groups and external stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, responsive, and proactive. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced administrative environment and bring a collaborative and empathetic approach to your work.

You will play a key role in supporting legal processes and frameworks, managing sensitive information with discretion, and contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team.

Overview of Team and Role

The Legal Practice Management Team within the Legal Group provides practice management services and supports the Legal Group in the delivery of quality legal services with a focus on continuous improvement.

The team develops and implements governance frameworks, monitors risk, generates and coordinates input to reports and briefs to support Comcare in meetings its internal and external reporting obligations.

The team are responsible for engaging external Legal Service Providers (LSP), on behalf of Comcare and the team supports the Director – Legal Practice Management to allocate advice, Tribunal and Court matters and monitor LSP performance.

The Legal Support Officer works within the Legal Practice Management Team to provide high-level administrative support services to the Legal Group, other Comcare Groups and external stakeholders.

The Legal Support Officer will be responsible for exercising judgement, discretion, and confidentiality in the management of sensitive information.

The occupant of this role will need to be flexible, resilient and adaptable to enable them to manage changing priorities in high volume work environments.

A collaborative and empathetic approach is required to support productive and constructive relationships internally and externally.

Experience

Mandatory:

• Demonstrated experience in administrative and coordination support roles.

Desirable

• Experience in a Legal environment and an understanding of Tribunal and Court processes is desirable but not mandatory.

How to apply

The job information pack including how to apply can be obtained from our website https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/careers/current-vacancies

Closing date: Tuesday, 7 October 2025 at 11:59pm (AEDT)