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Professional Legal Assistant

Attorney General's Department -
Darwin NT

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Job Details

Permanent | Temp to perm | Full-time
$79,664 - $90,824 a year
3 days ago

Qualifications

Management
Administrative experience
Organisational skills
Document management
Document management systems
Communication skills
Office experience

Full Job Description

Job description
Agency Attorney-General’s Department Work unit Director of Public Prosecutions
Job title Professional Legal Assistant Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $79,664 - $90,824 Location Darwin
Position number 10389 RTF 354331 Closing 02/09/2026
Contact Officer Karen Le Bretton, PLA Supervisor on 08 8935 7500 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.dpp.nt.gov.au / DPP Careers (nt.gov.au)
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354331

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF
YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
Provide high level administrative and secretarial support within a legal office environment to the Crown Prosecutors within
the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high level administrative and secretarial support within a legal office environment to the Crown Prosecutors

within the DPP.
2. Provide quality paralegal support to the DPP Crown Prosecutors in relation to the preparation of criminal matters.
3. Prepare legal documentation including briefs of evidence for defendants and their counsel.
4. Liaise with Local Courts, the Supreme Court, witnesses, police and other external stakeholders; respond to telephone

enquiries and maintain file and document management systems.
5. Manage a range of concurrent activities in a timely and efficient manner, with minimal supervision, ensuring that deadlines

are adhered to.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Proven ability to provide high level administrative and secretarial support.
2. Sound organisational skills and high level of self-management, including a proven ability to determine workload priorities,

work under pressure, use initiative and meet stringent deadlines without close supervision.
3. Sound interpersonal skills together with good oral and written communication skills to be able to communicate effectively

with the public, peers and other agency officers, displaying sensitivity and cultural awareness.
4. Sound ability in the preparation of legal documents and other correspondence together with an understanding of policy

and procedures as they relate to the Local Court and Supreme Court.
5. Experience in document and file management, including a sound working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet

programs and electronic databases.
6. An ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.

Desirable
1. Experience in legal office.
2. An understanding of the role and function of the DPP.

Further information
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check including a Fingerprint and Name Check. A
criminal history check will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. Pre-employment
Questionnaire form is to be submitted with your online application, to support the selection panel in assessing your
application.

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