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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 Court Federal Court Industrial Relations Court Family Court Supreme Court Magistrates Court Civil Registry Courts State and Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal Registrar of Probates Liquor Licensing Commission others not included in this listing |
Key personnel in the legal industry may include: | Barristers Coroners Crown Prosecutor Crown Solicitor Director of Public Prosecutions Judges Judges' associates Magistrates public defenders public solicitors solicitors solicitor for public prosecutions paralegals legal secretaries partner managing partner legal practice manager law clerk Queen's counsel process server authorised signing parties other 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 payable the area of law the client and a firm (eg. Consumer Credit Code, Privacy Act, secrecy laws, Codes of Practice) trust accounting other 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 law corporate law criminal law family law industrial relations/employment law litigation property law services in a specific area of law such as: tax law wills and probate a range of legal services in specific settings such as: Community Legal Centres Government Solicitor's offices Legal Aid Commissions legal departments in large businesses paralegal 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: | accounts catering financial management human resources information technology library/information services mail room marketing reception specialised areas of law. |
Personnel responsible for authorisation of specific matters may include: | business manager lawyer legal practice manager partner supervisor teacher/trainer work colleague other personnel not included in this listing. |
A firm's policies and procedures may include: | accessing files checklists contingencies core values emergency procedures firm charter information sources information specific to the firm initiation of files on-line information manuals privacy procedure manual professional conduct code recording information security/confidentiality procedures telephone protocol training guides updating files verifying and authorising information. |
Documents/forms may include: | agreements briefs emails internal correspondence letters memorandums of law opinion letters pleadings precedents registered legal instruments transcripts from supervisor's notes. |
Requirements for documents/forms may include: | appropriate use of letterhead correct line spacing correct margins correct use of reference dual column system list of enclosures paragraph numbering placing of headings presence/absence of a back sheet presence/absence of a cover sheet specific sign off clauses usage of keycaps and font features use of document footers. |
Precedents relevant to the particular area of law may include: | a firm's templates agreements contracts court documents leases letter confirming client's instructions and rights mortgages standard letters transfer of shares wills other precedents not included in this listing. |
The precedent bank may be: | external in-house on-line stored pre-printed forms. |
Documents may be despatched via: | courier email fax hand delivery pick up by client post AUSDOC. |
Supplier of certificates may include: | clients contracted supplier local government agencies other law firms State and Federal government agencies. |
Certificates may include: | birth business names citizenship death incorporation marriage rate and planning certificates registration of business title trademark registration. |
Certificates may be requested: | by letter in person on-line via fax via telephone. |
Documentation for may include: | application for reservation of a name articles of association memorandum of association. |
Court etiquette may include: | acknowledging the Judge as he/she enters the court/tribunal at commencement of proceedings acknowledging the Judge as he/she leaves the court/tribunal at the conclusion/adjournment of proceedings behaving appropriately when entering or leaving the court/tribunal during proceedings not speaking in the court/tribunal unless required to do so remaining standing until the Judge is seated using the appropriate form of address for a Judge or a Magistrate. |