Judicial and Other Legal Professionals interpret, analyse, administer and provide advice on the law, and draft legislation.
This occupation group covers Judicial and Other Legal Professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupation description
Judicial and Other Legal Professionals interpret, analyse, administer and provide advice on the law, and draft legislation.
This occupation group covers Judicial and Other Legal Professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Family Court Registrar
- Family Law Mediator
- Judicial Registrar
- Legal Officer
- Legal Researcher
- Parliamentary Counsel
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Barrister
- Solicitor
- Legal Executive
- Legal Secretary
- Judge
- Magistrate
- Tribunal Member
- Intellectual Property Lawyer
- Conveyancer
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO or are not at the required skill level.
Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec is a VETASSESS Group A occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
Applicants will not meet the required skill level if:
- The qualification(s) are not at the required educational level.
- The qualification(s) are not in a highly relevant field of study.
- The employment has been completed prior to the completion of the qualification.
A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Not Elsewhere Classified (nec)
Some occupations assessed by VETASSESS are listed as ‘nec’ which means ‘not elsewhere classified’. If you are nominating one of these occupations, you must ensure that your qualifications and employment are highly relevant to one of the occupation titles given in the ANZSCO description for the particular occupation. Other specific occupation titles which cannot be found elsewhere in ANZSCO will be considered on a case by-case basis as long as they are relevant to the ‘nec’ codes. In order to be assessed against an ‘nec’ code, your occupation would generally be described as non-classified, yet specialised or related to its ANZSCO Unit Group description.
Your employment in these nominated occupations should not better match another ANZSCO code (whether assessed by VETASSESS or not). When considering whether to nominate an ‘nec’ occupation, you should consider the sub major group description and determine whether your skills best fit this category.
VETASSESS conducts a case-by-case assessment to determine whether the employment can be considered highly relevant to the classification.
If your employment is highly relevant to another ANZSCO occupation, that period of employment cannot be assessed suitably against an ‘nec’ classification, regardless of whether the occupation is available for migration purposes or not. You should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an ‘nec’ category.
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week):
1 one year of post-qualification paid employment (20 hours or more per week) highly relevant to the nominated occupation, at an appropriate skill level in the last five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree.*
This occupation requires a qualification in:
- Law
- Legal Studies
* This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
Qualifications related to the nominated specialisation may be considered on a case-by-case basis if the employment is assessed as highly relevant.
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to cases.
- Providing written opinions on points of law.
- Monitoring and managing all legal affairs within an organisation.
- Preparing legislation that is proposed to pass into law.
Employment information
Judicial and Other Legal Professionals may work in a range of organisations, such as private companies, courts, regulatory bodies, corporations and government organisations. This occupation is within the ANZSCO ‘Legal Professionals’ minor group. For a positive outcome, applicants must be able to demonstrate that their role has the primary purpose of researching, drafting, interpreting, analysing and advising on the law.
Employment which is a better fit under any other ANZSCO code is not considered for this occupation.
Occupations that are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO include Barrister (ANZSCO Code 271111), who pleads cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals; Solicitor (ANZSCO Code 271311) who provides legal advice, prepares and drafts legal documents and conducts negotiations on behalf of clients on matters associated with the law, and Legal Executive (ANZSCO Code 599112) who acts for and on behalf of clients under the general supervision of a Barrister or Solicitor.
Supporting Material for Assessment
When applying for a Skills Assessment, please ensure you submit sufficient evidence supporting your proof of identity, qualification and employment claims. A full list of the documents required can be found on the VETASSESS website under Eligibility Criteria.
You should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an ‘nec’ category.
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