2026-2027 Paralegal Register - Indigenous Affirmative Measure

NIT; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Treasury is seeking First Nations law students in their second to final year to join the Law Division as paralegals. The positions are Canberra and Sydney based, with flexibility to accommodate exam periods and study commitments.

Successful candidates will receive induction, training and mentoring, and access to professional networking opportunities. Employment will start as soon as practicable after screening, including obtaining an Australian Government security clearance.

Qualifications

• This is an entry level role with no prerequisite knowledge requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research tasks to support Treasury officers’ engagement with stakeholders (including instructing Office of Parliamentary Counsel legisla­tive drafters, reviewing draft legislation, developing explanatory material, and supporting the provision of legal advice).
• Support Treasury staff in the development of international taxation treaties.
• Assist to manage litigation by helping to prepare court documents and engaging in discovery processes.

Job description

StudentParalegalPositions(AffirmativeMeasures–IndigenousEmployment)

• AreyouanAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderlawstudentinyoursecondtofinalyearofuniversitystudiesorbeyond?
• Areyouinterestedinbeinginvolvedinmeaningfulandimpactfulwork?
• Wanttojoinapositivecultureandreceivesupportandmentoringandachievework-studybalance?
• ApplytobecomeastudentparalegalatTreasury.

Aboutthepositions:

TheTreasuryisseekingFirstNations(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander)lawstudentstojoinourLawDivisionasparalegals.

IfyouhaveapassionforshapingpolicythatimpactsallAustralians,Treasurycanhelpnurturetheseinterests.Wewilltailoryourparalegalopportunitiestoenableyoutouseyourknowledge,skillsandlivedexperiencetoyourfullpotential.

TreasuryiscommittedtoincreasingFirstNationsrepresentationandengagement,recognisingthevitalcontributionsFirstNationspeoplesbringacrosseconomic,culturalandorganisationaldomains.Wevaluetheuniqueperspectivesthatyouwillbring.Byjoiningus,youwillhelpstrengthenTreasury’sknowledge,understandingandrespectforFirstNationscultures,andcontributetoensuringourworkreflectstheAustralianpopulationweserve.

Thesecasualpositionswouldsuitstudentsintheirsecondtofinalyearoflawstudies(aBachelorofLawsoraJurisDoctor)withtherolesrequiringworkofaroundonetotwodaysaweekandfurtherworkpossiblyavailableduringsemesterbreaks.Weofferflexibilitytosupportexamperiodsandotherstudycommitments.ThepositionsareCanberraandSydneybasedlocatedattheTreasuryOffices.

Successfulcandidateswillbeprovidedwithinduction,trainingandmentoringsupportandaccesstoprofessionalnetworkingopportunities.Employmentwillstartassoonaspracticablefollowingthecompletionoftherequiredpre-employmentscreening,includingobtaininganAustralianGovernmentsecurityclearance.

StudentparalegalsshouldbewillingtoundertakeworkacrosstherangeofLawDivisionfunctions.Thisisanentrylevelrole,andtherearenoprerequisiteknowledgerequirements.Treasuryiscommittedtosupportingyousucceed.You’lllearnonthejobthroughhandsonexperience,guidancefromsupportivecolleagues,andaccesstotrainingopportunities.Wefocusonbuildingcapabilitythroughrealworkandregularfeedback,ensuringyoucangrowyourskillswithconfidence.Ifyou’reenthusiastic,motivatedtolearn,andkeentocontribute,we’llteachyoutherest.

Asastudentparalegalyoumay:

• ConductlegalresearchtaskstosupportTreasuryofficer’sengagementwithstakeholdersincluding:
  • instructingOfficeofParliamentaryCounsellegislativedrafters,
  • reviewingdraftlegislation,
  • developingexplanatorymaterial,and
  • supporttheprovisionoflegaladvice.
• SupportTreasurystaffinthedevelopmentofinternationaltaxationtreaties.
• Assisttomanagelitigationbyhelpingtopreparecourtdocumentsandengagingindiscoveryprocesses.

For further information regarding this vacancy and the application process, please refer to the Information Pack.

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