About Us

Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria's courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission. 

Collectively, Victoria's Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the ‘Courts Group'. 

Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdiction's own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.

SCV

The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in Victoria and comprises the Court of Appeal and the Trial Division. The Court deals with major criminal and civil matters, plus appeals against decisions of lower courts.

The Supreme Court of Victoria recognises that its people are integral to its ability to meet and exceed community expectations and to achieve its goal of being an outstanding superior court. We continually strive to create a high-performance workplace that is characterized by creativity, innovation, flexibility, and quality delivery.

About the Role

Offered on a 6-month full-time basis, the Manager, Civil works in conjunction with the Principal Lawyer, Civil to manage the Civil arm of the Supreme Court of Victoria's Registry (Registry).

The role is responsible for the management of the administrative functions and general oversight of the registry officers of the arm of Registry which supports the Commercial Court, Common Law Division and Costs Court (Divisions) and administers the non-case related functions of the Prothonotary, exercising delegated powers of the Prothonotary as a Senior Deputy Prothonotary as required.

The Manager, Civil provides high level strategic, policy and procedural advice to the judiciary of the Divisions and works collaboratively with the Principal Lawyer in managing the team of Lawyers and Senior Lawyers within the Civil division. 

Key accountabilities include:

• Leading and overseeing the Divisions' operations including case management, business planning, service delivery, staffing, leave management, performance reviews, resourcing, allocations, and budgets.
• Leading the Divisions in evaluating, designing and implementing workflow strategies for case management.
• Providing high level strategic, operational and organisational policy support to the judiciary, including reporting on statistics, trends and issues.
• Leading the development and implementation of projects both within the Divisions and court-wide, including developing briefs and undertaking legal project work.
• Consulting regularly with Court users and judiciary regarding service delivery including attending User Group meetings.

Please refer to the attached position description for further details.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in law and admitted to practice.
• Experience in managing people, facilitating change and/or integrating new technologies in the workplace, particularly within a legal court or tribunal environment is highly desirable.

How to apply

Click the ‘Apply Now' button, ensuring you include the following in your application:

• resume 
• a short cover letter

Other information

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.

We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to email the contact person listed in the advertisement.

As part of our commitment to a safe and respectful workplace, CSV conduct pre-employment checks, including reference checks, police checks and misconduct screening. These checks are handled confidentially, with care and are a standard part of our hiring process to ensure the right fit for both candidates and Court Services Victoria.