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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 [email protected].
Current vacancies
Operations Support Officer (APS 5)
The Operations Support Officer reports to the Director of Finance and Operations and provides a range of executive and office support services to the Finance and Operations team at the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). This includes managing executive diaries, stakeholder engagement, travel arrangements, event coordination, office logistics, human resources duties, and day-to-day operational needs.
The role demands excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high standard of professionalism and confidentiality.
Applications close at 11:30 pm AEST on 19 August 2026. To learn more and to apply, visit AGD Careers.
Director, Communications and Information (EL2)
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver the ALRC’s internal and external communications and information management functions, as we develop and engage with broader and diverse audiences. Together with the executive, corporate and legal teams, the Director will be responsible for designing and implementing the ALRC’s internal and external communications strategies, to strengthen and promote the ALRC’s reputation as a centre of excellence for law reform
Applications close at 11:30 pm AEST on 31 August 2026. To learn more and to apply, visit APS Jobs.
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.