As a Paralegal in the Corporate and Legal Practice Team (CLPT), you will assist and support the Principal Legal Officer to provide advice and assistance to the Public Guardian (and their delegates) in relation to the discharge of the Public Guardian’s statutory functions and exercise of their statutory powers.

Job details

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office stablished to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decision-making capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.

Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake research to assist in the provision of policy and legal advice relating to the Public Guardian's statutory functions and exercise of statutory powers and relating to the service delivery of the Office of the Public Guardian.
• Assist in the co-ordination of high priority external requests for information.
• Review and advise on enduring documents.
• Undertake information and records management for the CLPT and assist with reporting on CLPT activities.

There are no mandatory qualifications required to undertake this role, however a bachelor's degree or undertaking a bachelor's degree from a relevant tertiary institute in Law would be highly regarded.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package v1 (PDF, 315KB)
  
  
  611265 24 role profile (Word, 380KB)