Reserve Legal Officer

Details of the offer

Career progression and training Entry requirements
As a Reserve Legal Officer, 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 Naval Reserve
Location Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
Initial daily rate $231

About the role
Legal Advisors (LEGADs) in the New Zealand Defence Force work in what could be best described as a Specialized General Practice.
As a LEGAD, your career can vary greatly depending on your tasking, but the principal areas in which you may practise 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

As a Reserve Legal Officer, you may provide legal advice to all levels of command. That advice may encompass a range of topics, including disciplinary matters, military justice procedure, Service Police investigations, Courts of Inquiry, command investigations, the law of armed conflict and rules of engagement, compliance with applicable civil law, civilian employment disputes, complaints, and contracts.
Reserve Legal Officers may also advise on, and assist with, the formulation of policy, and provide legal training and education.
From time to time, and depending upon your experience, you may 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.
The majority of your career as a LEGAD will be spent in a tri-service environment. This means that Reserve Legal Officers may serve at various defence establishments, and your work colleagues can be Navy, Army, Air Force and civilian.
You may also have the opportunity to serve overseas, on exercise or on deployment.
Career Progression and Training
During your first 11 months in the Navy, you will be taught core military, mariner and leadership skills in order to be an effective officer in the Navy.
Basic Training - Junior Officer Common Training (JOCT) begins with nine days at Devonport Naval Base and the Tamaki Leadership Centre in Whangaparaoa.
Job Training: Specialist training as a Legal Officer is provided as appropriate on an ongoing basis, most of which is conducted in-house.
Reservists commit to a minimum cumulative total of 20 days' service each year for professional development and operational delivery, which includes a minimum of 14 days of full-time training, exercises, operational activity and/or supplementation to the Regular Force plus weeknight and weekend training.
Salary
As a Reserve Legal Officer, the minimum remuneration you will be paid from day one is a daily rate of $231.09 plus an allowance for holiday pay. You are paid for each hour you work, up to a maximum of eight hours' pay per day.
Entry Requirements

Must have completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB). Applicants in their final year of study are encouraged to apply.
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 and meet the minimum entry fitness standards.
There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the TSV security clearance required for this trade.

Find out if you're eligible here.
Ready to start your Navy career?
#J-18808-Ljbffr


Source: Grabsjobs_Co

Job Function:

Requirements

Compliance & Training Lead

This is an opportunity for a compliance professional with a passion for education and stakeholder engagement. In this role, you will need to have the ability...


From Robert Walters New Zealand - Wellington

Published a month ago

Civil And Commercial Litigation | Senior Associate

The Opportunity Exciting opportunity for an experienced litigator to join a progressive specialist litigation team and be involved in an interesting mix of ...


From Stars Restaurant - Wellington

Published a month ago

Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee

Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee (the Committee) was established to conduct disciplinary proceedings a...


From Ministry Of Business, Innovation And Employment - Wellington

Published a month ago

Assurance And Compliance Specialist

Our why Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people's lives and help organisations use t...


From Datacom - Wellington

Published a month ago

Built at: 2024-11-01T20:28:45.532Z