Legal Officer

2 weeks ago

Auckland, New Zealand CGR Services Full time

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About the role Career progression and training Salary and benefits Entry requirements
Not many legal specialists get trained to lead teams of people in all kinds of situations, handle weapons and develop problem-solving, adventure and outdoor skills.
As a Legal Officer, your career can vary greatly depending on what appointment you hold, but you could find yourself working in areas such as Military law, military and civilian employment law or human rights and privacy law.

Service Navy
Specialisation Specialist
Location Auckland
Starting Trade Training $86,092

About the role
Legal Advisors (LEGADs) in the New Zealand Defence Force work in what could be best described as a Specialised General Practice.
As a Military Legal Advisor, your career can vary greatly depending on what appointment you hold, but the principal areas in which you may practice are :

Military law
Administrative law
Military and civilian employment law
The law of armed conflict and other international and domestic law applicable to the operations of the Armed Forces
Human rights and privacy law
Contract law
Resource management law

From time to time you will be required to appear for the Crown in the Court Martial of New Zealand or other courts and tribunals, such as the Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand or a coroner’s inquest.
There are periodic opportunities for exchanges with military lawyers in Australia, Canada and the UK, as well as occasional overseas training opportunities in areas such as the law of armed conflict.
The majority of your career as a Legal Advisor will be spent in a tri-service environment.
This means that Legal Officers often spend their careers at various defence establishments and your work colleagues can be Army, Navy, Air Force and Civilian.
Entry requirements
Minimum : You must have completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
Applicants in their final year of study are encouraged to apply.

Must have completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
Meet the citizenship and security requirements to gain SV security clearance for the trade.
Be free of any criminal convictions for the previous two years or any that preclude you from holding a legal practising certificate.
Be of good character assessed by a study of testimonials and a police record check.
Pass an Officer Selection Board.
You must be medically fit for service.
You must meet the minimum entry fitness standards.
Colour perception requirements may apply.

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the SV security clearance required for this trade.
You must be free of any criminal convictions for the previous two years.
There may be a return of service period for this trade.
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