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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
Special Counsel (Native Title Inquiry)
The Special Counsel will work with the ALRC President and Native Title Commissioner to lead and conduct the Inquiry. They will have significant subject matter expertise; demonstrated cultural competence; good strategic judgement; strong research and drafting skills; and a collaborative leadership style.
The Special Counsel will provide strategic, expert advice to the President and Commissioner, undertake stakeholder engagement, and support the Principal Legal Officer in the project management of the inquiry to ensure the report and recommendations are best practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver the ALRC’s communications as we grow and engage with broader and diverse audiences. Together with the executive and legal teams, the Communications Manager will be responsible for designing and implementing the ALRC’s communications strategy to position the ALRC as a centre of excellence and the leading Australian agency for law reform.
The Communications Manager will play a critical role in effectively communicating the work of the ALRC to organisational and inquiry-specific stakeholders and the broader community, including through media releases and media engagement, the ALRC website, social media channels, ALRC events, and the development of inquiry-specific communications products. A key component of the role will be working closely with the legal teams to translate complex legal ideas into easily understood and engaging content that can be used in a range of forums.
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.