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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Courts, regulatory bodies and other legal service providers may include: | County CourtFederal CourtIndustrial Relations CourtFamily CourtSupreme CourtMagistrates CourtCivil Registry CourtsState and Commonwealth Administrative Appeals TribunalRegistrar of ProbatesLiquor Licensing Commissionothers not included in this listing |
Key personnel in the legal industry may include: | BarristersCoronersCrown ProsecutorCrown SolicitorDirector of Public ProsecutionsJudgesJudges' associatesMagistratespublic defenderspublic solicitorssolicitorssolicitor for public prosecutionsparalegalslegal secretariespartnermanaging partnerlegal practice managerlaw clerkQueen's counselprocess serverauthorised signing partiesother key personal in the legal industry not included in this listing. |
Relevant legal practice legislation requirements may relate to: | relevant State/Territory/Commonwealth legislation (eg. Legal Practice Act, The Judiciary Act)schedules of fees and duties payablethe area of lawthe client and a firm (eg. Consumer Credit Code, Privacy Act, secrecy laws, Codes of Practice)trust accountingother Commonwealth, state/territory and/or local legislations, rules, regulations and/or codes of practice not included in this listing. |
Key functions of a firm may include: | commercial lawcorporate lawcriminal lawfamily lawindustrial relations/employment lawlitigationproperty lawservices in a specific area of law such as:tax lawwills and probatea range of legal services in specific settings such as:Community Legal CentresGovernment Solicitor's officesLegal Aid Commissionslegal departments in large businessesparalegal agencies (debt recovery, conveyancing)private law firms (large, medium and small)other areas of law not included in this listing |
Key functions of personnel/departments may include: | accountscateringfinancial managementhuman resourcesinformation technologylibrary/information servicesmail roommarketingreceptionspecialised areas of law. |
Personnel responsible for authorisation of specific matters may include: | business managerlawyerlegal practice managerpartnersupervisorteacher/trainerwork colleagueother personnel not included in this listing. |
A firm's policies and procedures may include: | accessing fileschecklistscontingenciescore valuesemergency proceduresfirm charterinformation sourcesinformation specific to the firminitiation of fileson-line information manualsprivacyprocedure manualprofessional conduct coderecording informationsecurity/confidentiality procedurestelephone protocoltraining guidesupdating filesverifying and authorising information. |
Documents/forms may include: | agreementsbriefsemailsinternal correspondencelettersmemorandums of lawopinion letterspleadingsprecedentsregistered legal instrumentstranscripts from supervisor's notes. |
Requirements for documents/forms may include: | appropriate use of letterheadcorrect line spacingcorrect marginscorrect use of referencedual column systemlist of enclosuresparagraph numberingplacing of headingspresence/absence of a back sheetpresence/absence of a cover sheetspecific sign off clausesusage of keycaps and font featuresuse of document footers. |
Precedents relevant to the particular area of law may include: | a firm's templatesagreementscontractscourt documentsleasesletter confirming client's instructions and rightsmortgagesstandard letterstransfer of shareswillsother precedents not included in this listing. |
The precedent bank may be: | externalin-houseon-linestored pre-printed forms. |
Documents may be despatched via: | courieremailfaxhand deliverypick up by clientpost AUSDOC. |
Supplier of certificates may include: | clientscontracted supplierlocal government agenciesother law firmsState and Federal government agencies. |
Certificates may include: | birthbusiness namescitizenshipdeathincorporationmarriagerate and planning certificatesregistration of businesstitletrademark registration. |
Certificates may be requested: | by letterin personon-linevia faxvia telephone. |
Documentation for may include: | application for reservation of a namearticles of associationmemorandum of association. |
Court etiquette may include: | acknowledging the Judge as he/she enters the court/tribunal at commencement of proceedingsacknowledging the Judge as he/she leaves the court/tribunal at the conclusion/adjournment of proceedingsbehaving appropriately when entering or leaving the court/tribunal during proceedingsnot speaking in the court/tribunal unless required to do soremaining standing until the Judge is seatedusing the appropriate form of address for a Judge or a Magistrate. |