- Non-ongoing or ongoing role at APS 5 Level
- Part-time–1pm – 6pm Monday to Friday
- On site from our Perth office
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- Provide a valued research service to departmental lawyers across Australia
An opportunity exists for an experienced legal researcher to join our National Library Services Team in the Perth office.
The Library Services team is seeking applications from a dynamic librarian or paralegal with significant experience in the provision of legal research. This role will be responsible for providing complex and specialist library and information services.
About us
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) is the Australian Government’s central legal practice and part of the Attorney-General’s Department. AGS helps Commonwealth clients to manage legal issues, navigate new challenges and find solutions which deliver the best outcomes for Australia. We are a self-funded legal practice and compete for our work.
AGS is unique. AGS is dedicated to the national interest and is a trusted advisor to Government.
AGS is innovative. Drawing on an exceptional depth of experience and expertise, we assist the Australian Government in the development and implementation of solutions to legal issues that have national importance.
AGS is diverse. With offices in every capital city and a team of 660 staff, including 470 lawyers, we work in more than 40 different areas of law related to government.
About the role
The Library Services team provides a highly valued service of legal research and resources to the lawyers and officers across the whole of the Attorney-General’s Department. This role will involve delivering high level, customer focused library services to AGS and department clients nationally. You will work on site in the Perth office and be expected to independently, efficiently and comprehensively manage reference enquiries in response to client requests.
In this role you will:
- contribute to the delivery of a high quality and timely national legal research service using a reference management system (RefTracker)
- be an independent and sole provider of reference services after 5pm east coast time
- provide responses to requests for information of a specialised nature, by researching, analysing, evaluating and organising information to meet the needs of individual clients
- support other team members to achieve excellent library service delivery nationally
- undertake other administrative tasks as required.
This role is a part time position working 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday from 1 pm – 6 pm Australian Western Standard Time in the Perth office.
For further information about the requirements of this role, please refer to the role description available below.
About you
Candidates for this position should have:
- a minimum of 3 years’ experience conducting significant legal reference and research in a legal focused environment
- high level knowledge of legal materials and their use
- demonstrated ability in the use of legal resources, including both hardcopy materials and electronic legal databases
- a willingness to take responsibility for tasks, work independently and flexibly to prioritise client needs
- a team-oriented attitude and a collaborative approach to cross-team development
- highly developed written and oral communication skills.
To apply
To apply you must be an Australian Citizen and be willing to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Baseline level.
Please ensure your application includes your resume, details of 2 referees (one must be your current supervisor) and a statement of claims (covering letter) addressing the duties as described in both the role description and the job ad (max 760 words).
To apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button. Applications close at 5:00pm (AEST) on Monday, 17 July 2023.
Further enquiries
Further information can be obtained by contacting Kim Da Pozzo, Human Resources Business Partner on 02 6253 7272 or kim.dapozzo@ags.gov.au, Kate Abbott, Library Manager, Sydney on 02 9581 7611 or kate.abbott@ags.gov.au or Yvonne Suter, National Manager Library Services, on 02 6253 7039 or yvonne.suter@ags.gov.au
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