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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.
Non-executive employees of the ALRC are employed under the 2024 ALRC Enterprise Agreement. Queries regarding employment at the ALRC may be directed to hr@alrc.gov.au.
Current vacancies
Research Officer (APS4)
Research Officers provide administrative support to inquiries, as well as engaging in legal and policy analysis, research, drafting and some stakeholder engagement. ALRC Research Officers are skilled researchers and writers, problem-solvers, collaborative team players and display an ability to manage and organise their work in the context of tight timeframes. Research Officers assist the Commission to develop and maintain data bases and records of stakeholder interactions and input. They help organise consultations, research and 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.
Research Officers are important to ALRC inquiries and report into the Principal Legal Officer leading the inquiry.
To learn more and apply, visit Attorney-General’s Department Careers. Applications close 11:30pm AEST on Sunday 24 August 2025.
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. Information on the register will be held for 12 months.
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.
