Judicial & Other Legal Professionals (nec) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Judicial & Other Legal Professionals (nec) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Administrative Lawyer, Family Court Registrar (Aus), Judicial Registrar (Aus), Law Researcher, Legal Officer Parliamentary

ANZSCO Code: 271299 | Unit Code: 2712

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: This occupation group covers Judicial and Other Legal Professionals not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing may be required.

Job Duties:

• researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to cases
• conducting trials and hearings
• calling and questioning witnesses
• hearing and evaluating arguments and evidence in civil and criminal summary matters
• deciding penalties and sentences within statutory limits, such as fines, bonds and detention, awarding damages in civil matters, and issuing court orders
• exercising arbitral powers if resolution is not achieved or seems improbable through conciliation
• preparing settlement memoranda and obtaining signatures of parties
• advising government of legal, constitutional and parliamentary matters and drafting bills and attending committee meetings during consideration of bills
• advising clients and agents on legal and technical matters

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 and at least five years of relevant experience. Judges require appointment by the government or crown and must have been a Magistrate or an experienced legal practitioner of at least seven years standing. Magistrates must have been a legal practitioner of at least five years standing (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required.

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short 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

Registration or Licensing: may be 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.