Legal Officer I, Supreme Court Registry, Saint Lucia
Closing Date: March 24, 2023
Type of Vacancy: Community Vacancies
Type of Vacancy: Community Vacancies
Details of the Post
DUTIES AND TASKS
- Conducts legal research on matters before the Court by accessing information on legal precedence and analysing relevant sources of law to enable the effective disposition of cases.
- Prepares legal briefs by researching, analysing, interpreting, and summarising legal authorities for presentation to the Court in pre-trial and trial matters.
- Assists the Presiding Judge or Master of the Court with the preparation of judgments and orders, using stipulated procedures and guidelines, to enable execution, in accordance with established Court standards.
- Researches, interprets, and scrutinises legislation and makes recommendations for amendments through the preparation of comprehensive arguments and legal opinions in support of changes in legislation.
- Recommends improvements to rules, forms and processes relevant to the administration of the Court in accordance with established procedures to enable continuous improvements in the Court system and day-to-day operations.
- Responds to inquiries and/or complaints from internal and external customers and maintains an issues log, through established monitoring mechanisms, to facilitate excellent service delivery and maximise customer satisfaction.
- Prepares status reports on work plans in accordance with standard operating procedures, to allow for a review of set targets and objectives, facilitate decision-making and promote accountability.
- Performs any other job-related duties as may be assigned.