Senior Paralegal - CAL Information Management
Sydney, NSW, AU
Job Details
EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Temporary Full time for a period of 24 months
LOCATION - NSW
AFP BAND & SALARY - Band 04 ($84,458.00 - $99,285.00)
JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 14816
This advertisement is to fill an expected vacancy and create a merit list for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
Did you know?
The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the community of the ACT.
Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.
We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:
- Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
- 4 extra days of mandatory rest leave per year
- 18 days of paid personal leave per year
- Generous superannuation of 15.4%
- 18 weeks paid Parental Leave for Primary Caregiver (and 11 weeks for Secondary Caregiver) + additional unpaid leave entitlements for up until 24 months from the child’s date of birth or placement
- Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
- Health & wellbeing services – with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention
- Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
What is the role?
A key strategy of the AFP to combat serious crime is removing the profit from crime and preventing its reinvestment in further criminal enterprise. The AFP led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) is a multi-agency taskforce with primary responsibility for the investigation and civil litigation of Commonwealth proceeds of crime matters on behalf of the Commissioner of the AFP. Criminal Assets Litigation (CAL) is the AFP's national in-house legal practice responsible for the provision of independent legal advice and those civil litigation services. The CAL Information Management team (CAL IM) provides essential support to CAL’s capacity to conduct the litigation properly and efficiently and to meet the conditions of the Attorney-General's approval under the Legal Services Directions 2017 (Cth) for the AFP to use CAL as a solicitor on the record. CAL IM does this in three main ways.
First, by supporting General Counsel by ensuring there is effective management of coercive material in the CACT through high levels of compliance with the Standard Operating Procedure on Proceeds of Crime Act Information and Coercive Material (SOP).
Second, by building efficiency and professionalism within CAL by ensuring CAL lawyers have the tools and capability to do their jobs to the highest possible standard, with a focus on identifying digital solutions to streamline CAL work, coordinating and creating a culture of cross-jurisdictional knowledge capture processes, and developing skills through in-house continuing legal education programs and an annual national conference.
Third, by supporting the broader CAL practice by assisting with litigation, including overflow litigation, building and maintaining stakeholder relationships inside and outside the AFP and building the profile of CAL.
What will you do?
CAL IM is a small Sydney based team comprised of CAL lawyers and a Band 4 Senior Paralegal (who perform hybrid CAL and CAL IM work). CAL IM is looking for a Band 4 Senior Paralegal in Sydney to join the team and fill an anticipated vacancy.
As a member of the AFP, you will be required to contribute to the achievement of organisational outcomes in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments. It is also expected that the successful applicant will deliver on the core responsibilities and meet the specific requirements of the position as outlined below.
On a day-to-day basis, the Senior Paralegal of CAL IM will be required to lead the provision of substantive, digital and legal administrative support to CAL IM in the execution of its functions.
Duties include:
- Taking responsibility for your contribution to achieving CAL IM objectives
- Managing your work through to completion within agreed timeframes, requiring minimal supervision for high quality results
- Applying your knowledge of the legal, policy and accountability requirements that impact on the work of CAL IM
- Contributing your creative and innovative digital capability skills and solutions to work more efficiently and effectively, leveraging existing IT systems and other available resources
- Providing a range of legal, administrative and technical support to CAL IM, for example: performing legal research, drafting or proofing case summaries for the CAL practice, drafting copy for CAL IM publications and a variety of tasks related to managing CAL resources and projects, online knowledge databases, governance, financial reporting and management, macro legal precedent documents, CAL training programs and continuing legal education sessions
- Collating, manipulating and presenting data to contribute to IM project work, including creating online surveys, reporting on online user statistics and preparing high quality visual presentation of statistical data
- Displaying good communication skills when liaising with the CAL practice, cross discipline teams within the AFP and external stakeholders to facilitate CAL IM work
- Taking complete responsibility for managing standard support functions, such as the CAL IM email inbox, using good judgment to escalate queries, respond to or delegate tasks where necessary
- Meticulous reporting to comply with financial obligations associated with CAL IM projects
- Providing paralegal litigation support to CAL litigation teams when required.
Essential Requirements
- A Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance or the ability to obtain one
- Demonstrated paralegal experience in a litigation practice
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong digital capability skills, including proficiency in all Microsoft Office suite applications, the ability to collate, manipulate and present data and a demonstrated interest in digital capability and innovation
- Strong interpersonal and team skills
Desirable Requirements
- Paralegal experience preferably in Government and/or in a large legal practice, managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
- Project management skills
- Experience with Learning and Development
Additional Information
Selection Criteria
- Organising your work, making sound decisions and achieving outcomes
- Communicating and working effectively with other people
- Applying technical knowledge, expertise and skills
Application
Please submit the following documents via our Jobs portal prior to the closing date and time:
- Resume/CV - This will form the basis for determining your suitability against the position requirements and give the panel a clear outline of your current knowledge and qualifications along with previous experiences. Please include your work history, responsibilities and achievements.
- Applicant pitch (maximum two pages). Ensure your pitch tells us why you are the best fit for the role, with examples that demonstrate your capabilities addressing the selection criteria, role requirements and work level standards for the role.
Only complete applications will be considered. Please review and ensure the uploaded documents are correct for this application after submitting your application.
Employment Suitability
Should you successfully progress from the application stage all applicants must:
- Complete an Employment Suitability Questionnaire (ESQ) and provide a traffic history check and proof of Australian citizenship. This aids in the assessment of your character and your ability to comply with the AFP's professional standards both in an official and private capacity. Please review our AFP Character Standards to ensure that you meet our requirements before you submit your application. Applicants will not receive feedback if they are unsuccessful at this gateway.
- Have your fingerprints taken if an offer of employment is made.
- Undertake mandatory drug testing for illicit drugs. This sample could include; urine, saliva or hair.
- Satisfactorily undertake a security clearance to the level specified for the position.
Recruitment Process
Applicants who have demonstrated their suitability for employment through their resume and application, may be asked to complete additional assessments or activities to determine suitability for the role. This may also include a formal interview. Using the relevant AFP work level standards as a guide, you may be asked a range of questions to demonstrate your skills and abilities. These could include behavioural based scenario questions. Read our guides for applicants to find out how to prepare for your interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At the AFP we value the different perspectives, approaches and lived experiences of our people, and recognise that our collective intelligence and diversity is what makes us stronger. As such, we encourage applications from people from all walks of life, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nations people, women, the LGBTQIA+ community and people with disability.
Contacts and Closing Information
Contact Officer: Elizabeth Liddell,
Contact Officer Phone: +61251262114,
Contact Officer Email: elizabeth.liddell@afp.gov.au
Applications Close: 11:59pm (AEST) 17/07/2025
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