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Australia

Responsible for all activities relating to Commission Panels including the administration of andday-to-day panel management of the processes for inclusion on Commission Panels, for legalpractitioners wishing to receive grants of aid.Appropriately respond to queries and provide advice and support to ensure the delivery ofcomprehensive panels' processes.Responsible for updating and maintaining the practitioner panels register, which provides arange of practitioners for clients to access for grants of legal aid, by monitoring -o panel agreement expiry dates;o appropriate clearances, registrations and certificates;o areas of law practitioners practices in, including any specialist panels; ando uploading up to date panel lists on the LSC website.Support the Manager, Legal Practice to develop and implement a range of new initiatives andprojects that will support the provision of high quality legal services by panel practitionersincluding the development of communications, training and development and outreachprograms.Responsible for overseeing and/or undertaking the audit of practitioner files in line with thePractitioner Audit Methodology and Checklist.Investigate, as required, issues or concerns arising in relation to practitioner compliance with theGeneral Panel Agreement and/or practice standards and prepare investigation reports andcorrespondence to practitioners and/or other stakeholders as required.Analyse and prepare data that will assist in the preparation of reports, papers and briefingsprovided to the Commission's Board, directorate, senior management and other relevant internaland external stakeholders.Ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of sensitive information by storing all information onsecure systems which ensures data privacy.Maintain appropriate online and hard copy records for the purposes of panel files.

Australia

Assessing whether legal aid should be granted in accordance with the Commission’sguidelines with respect to merit, and applying the means tests.Receiving applications for Summary and Minor Indictable Magistrates Court matters andchecking application forms for correctness and completeness of information supplied.Liaising with applicants and their solicitors by correspondence.Application of the Practitioner Panels to assigning grants of aid, including ensuring restrictedand unrestricted solicitors are assigned to approved matter types, and solicitors assigned toYouth Court matters have DCSI clearances.Managing the work undertaken on grants assigned to both private practitioners and in-houselawyers.Assisting Grants secretaries by answering queries in relation to telephone calls they havereceived regarding eligibility for legal aid.Assessing and approving extensions of aid within the relevant personal financial delegation,and if that is to be exceeded, to refer to the Manager, Grants.Preparing documents for Appeals to the Commission including the requisite memorandum.Referring clients to other agencies or specialist services where the criteria and merit for a grantof legal assistance are not satisfied.

Australia

Supervising accurate filing and extraction of case files.Developing policies/procedures in conjunction with the Senior Records Management Officer, toensure that all Commission documents are subject to appropriate measures concerning thecreation, storage, retrieval, archival and/or destruction in accordance with the State Records Act,1997.Providing training to staff in archival techniques and methodologies.

Australia

Work closely with the Senior Records Management Officer and the Records ManagementArchivist to ensure that all client files are subject to the appropriate measures including thecreation, storage, retrieval, archival and/or destruction in line with SA Government legislation.Implement State Records Management standards and procedures across the Commission toensure staff have the required knowledge to maintain excellent records keeping practices, anddevelop a uniform approach.Monitor data input and conduct regular audits to maintain integrity.Ensure off-site storage of case files are managed in a secure, confidential and cost effectivemanner while allowing for easy retrieval when required.Provide supervision to all Records staff by way of advice and assistance with respect to theirduties whilst at all times ensuring the Records Management System is used in accordance withCommission policies, procedures, guidelines and Government standards.

Legal Services Commission, South Australia

• Contribute to the efficient maintenance of the filing/records systems by keeping accurate manual and computer records of all the above procedures.• Accurate filing and extraction of case files.• Processing of applications for Legal Aid.• Update client and case file data in the Legal Aid Office computer system.• Answer enquiries either by telephone, email or face to face, in a professional manner. • Assist with the Commission’s deliveries/rounds service to courts and associated premises within the CBD.• Receiving, sorting and processing incoming mail/correspondence.• Perform the duties of the switchboard operator as required.• Perform the duties of the service desk operator as required.• Provide general administrative support service to the Commission as required.

Administrational duties for the workforce division of SA Health, including:• Operation of a switchboard for a floor of 78 people at the Department of Health.• Raising of invoices and stationary orders for all staff.• Organising conferences and functions for directors, including securing venues, maintaining attendee lists, catering and equipment hire.• Managing the conference rooms within the Department and setting up of technical equipment (i.e. laptops, digital projectors and internet.)

Responsible for maintaining and storage of confidential client files. Syncing employee correspondence with the correct file, ensuring documentation was placed in correct order on the file, ensuring client files were returned to the compactus in correct alphabetical order, auditing the compactus for closed files, and retrieving urgent files for client officers.

Cert Iv, Justice Studies

Activities and Societies: • Apply Established Principles and Practices in the Operation of the State Court System • Uphold & Support.

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