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The Australian Law Reform Commission welcomes applications from the diverse Australian community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability, people of all ages and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Current vacancies
Senior Legal Officers engage in legal and policy analysis and report drafting, stakeholder engagement, project management and leadership. ALRC Senior Legal Officers are exceptional legal thinkers and drafters, problem-solvers, collaborative team players and display an ability to manage and organise their work in the context of tight timeframes. Senior Legal Officers assist the Commission to formulate proposals, draft reports and recommendations for reform and work closely with their colleagues to ensure the ALRC’s law reform processes and activities are best practice.
Senior Legal Officers are integral to ALRC inquiries and report into the Principal Legal Officer leading the inquiry. Principal Legal Officers report to the ALRC’s Executive Director, Ruth Barson. The ALRC is led by the President, Justice Bromberg.
Legal Officers engage in legal and policy analysis, research, drafting, stakeholder engagement and project management. ALRC Legal Officers are skilled legal thinkers, researchers and drafters, problem-solvers, collaborative team players and display an ability to manage and organise their work in the context of tight timeframes. Legal Officers assist the Commission to formulate proposals, draft reports and recommendations for reform and work closely with their colleagues to ensure the ALRC’s law reform processes and activities are best practice.
Legal Officers are integral to ALRC inquiries and report into either the Senior Legal Officer or the Principal Legal Officer leading the inquiry. Principal Legal Officers report to the ALRC’s Executive Director, Ruth Barson. The ALRC is led by the President, Justice Bromberg.
What’s it like to work at the ALRC?
Interview with Phoebe Tapley
Watch this interview with ALRC Senior Legal Office Phoebe Tapley prior to her departure to the study her Master of Laws at Columbia University in New York. Phoebe commenced at the ALRC in 2019 as a Research Associate. In 2020 Phoebe was appointed as a Legal Officer and in 2022, following her significant contributions to the Corporate Criminal Responsibility Inquiry and the first Interim Report for Financial Services Legislation, Phoebe was promoted to Senior Legal Officer.
The Law Reform Mindset
This article was written by Senior Legal Officer Dr William Isdale following his move from private practice to the Australian Law Reform Commission: Developing the law reform mindset: reflections on the move from private practice to the ALRC
Non-ongoing (temporary) employment register
From time to time, the ALRC may have temporary vacancies for short term (up to 12 months), non-ongoing positions in legal research for people who hold law degrees and have experience in policy development and/or law reform. All positions are based in Brisbane.
Queries regarding employment at the ALRC may be directed to hr@alrc.gov.au.
Information on the register will be held for 12 months.