Lawyer
The PARSA Lawyer’s provides dedicated advice and guidance to the students' association, and delivers collaborative and effective casework for students
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Company: PARSA - ANU Postgraduate and Research Students' Association
Location: ACT
Work type: Part Time
Salary: $86,111-$96,981 pro rata + 17% super
Phone: +61-7-2251-3085
Fax: +61-8-8616-8311
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Detail information about job Lawyer. Terms and conditions vacancy
Position Dimension and Relationship
PARSA is the elected student-representative body for postgraduates at the ANU. It provides a range of services to support the specific needs of postgraduate students in their studies and daily lives. PARSA is led by students, and represents postgraduates both collectively and individually.
The PARSA Lawyer will interact regularly with undergraduate and postgraduate students, the President and student officers, PARSA staff, the ANU undergraduate students' association lawyer, and other stakeholders. PARSA's staff, supervised by the General Manager, is a small, dedicated and enthusiastic team that works closely with the elected representatives of the students' association to improve the lives of students at ANU.
Purpose Statement
The PARSA Lawyer's primary duties are to provide dedicated advice and guidance to the association, and to deliver collaborative and effective casework for postgraduate, and undergraduate, students at ANU.
A large portion of this role will involve working alongside the lawyer employed by the undergraduate students' association, ANUSA, to take on individual legal casework from postgraduate and undergraduate students, conducting education and training programs, and assisting in the preparation of student-facing publications related to the legal rights of ANU students.
The PARSA Lawyer is also responsible for advising the organisation on the legal considerations and risks of proposed activities, providing support in the composition and review of any changes to the organisation's governing documents, and advising student representatives and staff on how the organisation can remain in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
They will also be responsible for drafting, reviewing, advising on and assisting in the negotiation of commercial contracts, partnership agreements and other contractual arrangements between PARSA and third parties.
Employee hours and benefits
This is a part-time role (21 hours a week).
Non-salary benefits of the role include free on-campus parking, 22 days annual leave (accrued, pro-rata), paid time-off during the December office shutdown, generous employer Superannuation contribution arrangements, and getting paid to do what you love.
How to apply
Download the job description and follow the application instructions listed at the end of the document: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/get-involved/employment
To apply for the role, please submit
- your CV (including contact details for two references, including your current employer); and
- a candidate statement that addresses each point in the Essential Selection Criteria section of the job description (and, where applicable, points in the Desirable Selection Criteria).
The application deadline is noon on Friday, July 13, 2018.
Candidates will be interviewed either in person, or by phone or Skype, the week beginning July, 23rd, 2018.
PARSA is an equal-opportunity employer.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or at (02) 612 56178.