Legal Practitioner; Solicitor – Lawyer Criminal Law – ATSILS Mount Isa
Core
Experienced Criminal Law Legal Practitioner providing culturally safe representation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in adult and youth criminal jurisdictions.
Role type
Mid-senior IC criminal lawyer
Builds
Court advocacy and legal advice for Indigenous communities
Domain
Legal services / Criminal Law / Indigenous Justice
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Criminal law expertise, court advocacy, culturally safe service delivery, legal advice provision
Preferred skills
Youth jurisdiction experience, complex case management, resilience
Technologies
Legal databases
Responsibilities
Prepare and conduct summary and committal hearings in youth and adult criminal jurisdictions; attend mentions/callovers and make bail applications; present submissions in mitigation of sentence; participate in circuit court and after-hours rosters; provide efficient legal advice and minor assistance.
Seniority
Mid-senior, hands-on IC