Role Title: Legal Intern (Risk Analytics)
Organisation: Legal Practice Board
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Perth
Assist with the Legal Practice Board's (Board) risk analytics project for the legal profession in Western Australia. This will involve collating information from disciplinary decisions made by the Legal Services Complaints Committee of the Board and summarising any relevant aggravating and mitigating factors for further review by the Principal Lawyer and the Director of Investigations & Legal. This project will provide invaluable insights into the relevant risk factors within the legal profession. The Director of Investigations & Legal and the Principal Lawyer will work closely with the intern to ensure that the objectives of the project are advanced and that the intern develops a deep understanding of the matters that the committee considers.
Mission: To be an effective, efficient, and innovative regulator of legal services in Western Australia.
Purpose: To advance the administration of justice and protect the public by: regulating the competence and behavior of legal practitioners in Western Australia; and enabling the effective operation of the Board and its committees.