Occupation Title | BARRISTER |
ANZSCO Code | 271111 |
Occupations in this Group | 271111 Barrister |
Description | Pleads cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals. Registration or licensing is required. |
Skill Level | 1 |
Specialisations | Queen’s Counsel Senior Counsel (Aus) |
Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
Tasks | -receiving written information in the form of briefs and verbal instructions concerning cases from Solicitors, other specialist Legal Professionals and clients |
-providing advice and written opinions on points of law | |
-conferring with clients and witnesses in preparation for court proceedings | |
-drawing up pleadings, affidavits and other court documents | |
-researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to cases | |
-outlining the facts to the court, calling and questioning witnesses, and making addresses to the court to argue a client’s case | |
-providing opinion on complex legal issues | |
-may draw up or settle documents | |
Skills Assessment Authority | State Legal Admissions Authority |
Related Occupations | None |
State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
English Requirements | English proficiency; may be demonstrated by undertaking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test and achieving the following minimum scores: Listening: 7.0 |
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