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Each year a number of law graduates are appointed
as Associates to Judges of the District Court.
If you are interested and would like to apply for a position, you should
be aware of the following:
An Associate
acts as a personal, confidential and professional assistant to a Judge of the
District Court, to whom they are assigned. An
Associate provides a comprehensive legal and research service to the Judge and
assists both in and out of court.
The Associate
is responsible to the judicial officers to whom he or she is assigned for
chamber, legal research and in-court matters, and to the Registrar, District
Court through the Manager, Judicial Support, for personal and administrative
matters.
The Associate
provides a personal, confidential and professional service to the Judges of the
District Court. They provide legal, clerical, administrative and research
functions both in and out of court, including managing files, case outcomes and
exhibit returns. They liaise with
the judiciary, legal profession, litigants, witnesses, court staff and the
general public to ensure the effective and efficient processing of court and
chamber matters.
An important
feature of the work is travelling to attend country circuits which require
overnight absences for up to one month, with capacity to return to
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A Bachelor of Laws degree is required to become a
Judge’s Associate.
The following
levels apply:
JUA-1 -
un-admitted law graduate (with a current salary of $46,311)
· For information on admission to the Supreme Court of South Australia please view the Law Society website.
·
Associates may not engage in any other employment or
practice in any profession, whether for remuneration or not, without the
permission of the Registrar.
·
District Court appointments are generally for a one
year contract, with the option of a second year, subject to mutual agreement.
·
Please do not send individual applications to each
Judge. Click
here to email your application, including your curriculum vitae,
qualifications, official academic record and if admitted certificate of
admittance or send it by post to:
Attn:
Office Co-ordinator
The Registrar
District Court of
GPO
ADELAIDE SA 5001
·
Upon admittance a copy of the Certificate must be
provided.
·
Successful applicants will be subject to a CAA fines
payment outstanding debt check prior to confirmation of employment within the
CAA.
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