Step up to the Bar program

To be eligible for the Step up to the Bar program, the applicant must:

• Be a female legal practitioner with an interest to pursue a career with the Independent Bar of South Australia
• Have demonstrated legal competence and expertise
• Have approximately five years post-admission experience
• Be admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia
• Have a current and unrestricted practising certificate
• Have a National Police Check

Applicants are required to submit the following:

1. Cover letter
2. Up-to-date curriculum vitae
3. Copy of current and unrestricted practising certificate

Applications should be sent to chambers.chiefjustice@courts.sa.gov.au by 31 March 2025.

For more information, please contact:
The Executive Officer to the Chief Justice
chambers.chiefjustice@courts.sa.gov.au

The successful candidate will be offered a 12 month temporary contract for the duration of the program. The participant will be engaged as a Legal Officer and appointed to multiple Justices of the Supreme Court on a rotation basis.

The remuneration will be commensurate to years of post-admission experience and equivalent classification level within the Legal Officer stream of the Classification Standards.

Legal Officer 2 $80,460 – $91,258
Legal Officer 3 $93,563 – $101,003
Legal Officer 4 $116,777 – $127,667

The Step up to the Bar program will be implemented subject to ongoing grant of exemption from Section 30 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal. See Courts Administration Authority [2018] SAET 30.