GAZ - APS 5 - NSW - Legal Case Manager - National Operations (Legal)

- $88,834 to $96,829 per annum, plus 15.4% superannuation
- Ongoing; Full-time or Part time
- Sydney, NSW

Position Overview The Legal Case Manager position provides support to Judicial Registrars (hereafter, Registrars) in the exercise of their delegated judicial and administrative powers.

Broadly, the primary areas of Registrar work for which support is required are as follows:

- Mediation and Case Management Support. This involves mediation and case management work done by Registrars in support of matters within judges’ dockets
- Registrar Court work. This work involves the running of Corporations and Bankruptcy lists; issuing of summonses for examination; return of documents in public examinations; return of subpoena lists and hearings; Fair Work General Protection lists; and special fixture interlocutory hearings, such as security for costs and discovery applications
- Other Registrar Work. This work includes the determination of costs (long form bills of costs estimates, confidential conferences, taxation of costs, lump sum determinations, remuneration assessments), Duty Registrar work, substituted service applications, and other work (pro bono external liaison)

Legal Case Managers will also assist with national tasks as required. Further details and specific examples of work to be undertaken by Legal Case Managers are set out below.

Primary Activities Legal Case Managers provide support to the Judicial Registrar team, including:

Mediations and Case Management

- Coordinating the management of proceedings the Registrar is mediating or case managing, including liaising with parties,



organising mediations and case management conferences, preparing correspondence, ensuring facilities are arranged in accordance with the requirements of each particular mediation and/or case management conference and ensuring that relevant case data on the Court’s case management system is accurate and up to date

Registrar Court Work

- Undertake preparatory work for hearings, including liaising with parties, listing matters on the Court’s case management system, undertaking all post-hearing work including uploading orders and ensuring the Court’s case management system accurately reflects outcomes
- Assist with any preliminary work required for public examinations including attending the examination with the Registrar as required and ensuring that outcomes and listing details are accurately recorded

Other Registrar Work

Costs

- Support the Registrar with all aspects of the work, including the review of bills of costs to ensure they are ready to be estimated and taxed, prepare drafts of all estimate letters and prepare orders and certificates of taxation for the Registrar to approve
- Assist with the lump sum costs process including by drafting orders, facilitating hearings, recording outcomes and corresponding with parties as required

Substituted service applications





- Support the Registrar with all aspects of the work, including liaising with parties, and prepare draft orders for consideration by the Registrar

Other duties as required:

- Undertake the coordination of pro bono work, including liaising directly with barristers and solicitors about briefs
- Diary and inbox management for Registrars including management of the calendars and any travel arrangements
- Assist the work of the Australian Competition Tribunal, Copyright Tribunal, and Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal, as required
- Ability to be deployed to Registry or Chambers, as required

Key Relationships

- Judicial Registrars: provide high level administrative and general support services.
- Chambers and Registry Staff: provide advice and support to Court staff in regard to Registrar work.
- Legal Profession and Litigants: liaise with individuals, groups or organisations on a range of matters, as required.
- External service providers: liaise with external providers such as the court’s transcript provider, interpreters and other suppliers as required, regarding support arrangements for Registrars.

Competencies & Attributes

- An interest in the law.
- The ability to provide high level administrative support effectively and efficiently.
- A sound understanding of the jurisdiction and practice and procedure of the Court or the ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.
- The ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively as a member of a team.
- The ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- The ability to build and sustain positive relatio

📌 GAZ - APS 5 - NSW - Legal Case Manager - National Operations (Legal) (Sydney)
🏢 Federal Court of Australia
📍 Sydney