Barrister Career and Immigration options for Australia
Barrister Pleads cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals. Registration or licensing is required.
Profile Title: Barrister Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Not Defined
ANZSCO Code: 271111 | Unit Code: 2711
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years
Assessing Bodies: (a legal admissions authority of a State or Territory)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Queen s Counsel, Senior Counsel (Aus)
Profile Description: Pleads cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals. Registration or licensing is required.
Job Duties:
- receiving written information in the form of briefs and verbal instructions concerning cases from Solicitors, other specialist Legal Professionals and clients
- providing advice and written opinions on points of law
- conferring with clients and witnesses in preparation for court proceedings
- drawing up pleadings, affidavits and other court documents
- researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to cases
- outlining the facts to the court, calling and questioning witnesses, and making addresses to the court to argue a client s case
- providing opinion on complex legal issues
- may draw up or settle documents
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing is required.
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored
Registration or Licensing: required
Industries: Barristers are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Public Administration and Safety; and Accommodation and Food Services
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Barristers is Bachelor degree (57.4 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Barristers is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 45-54 years (26.6 per cent) and the median age is 49 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: The female share of Barristers is 32.0 per cent and 84.6 per cent of Barristers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 47.1 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,845 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation remained relatively steady in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Barristers to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.
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