• Temporary Full-Time contract until 30 June 2025
• Legal Officer IV (between $134,483 - $137,071 plus super and annual leave loading)
• Family Dispute Resolution team
• Location – Central Sydney Office (Haymarket)
About us
Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.
About the role
You will provide senior management and leadership in the provision of Family Law Dispute Resolution (FDR) Services to socially and economically disadvantaged people in accordance with the Legal Aid NSW Strategic Plan and the Family Law Division Business Plan. This includes directly providing FDR services, including but not limited to conducting legally aided FDR conferences in complex family law matters at various locations.
About you
You are an experienced solicitor and mediator with in-depth understanding of family law and an accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution practitioner. You are committed to delivering services to socially and economically disadvantaged clients. You are interested in all aspects of Family Dispute Resolution and possess the skills required to effectively support a small team of administrative staff and contribute to various projects and policy decisions within the unit and provide clinical supervision to FDRPs. You are able to communicate effectively and work collegiately.
We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!
We are committed to diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.
We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
Other benefits of working with us
· You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
· We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.
The essential requirements for this role
You must:
· be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
· be able to provide a current NSW Practising Certificate before you start work with us
· be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check
· have accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
· hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
· hold a valid NSW drivers license and some roles may require the ability for remote travel
The Family Law Division have a number of roles where it is a statutory obligation for staff to hold a valid Working With Children Check. You will be required to provide your Working With Children Check details prior to commencement in any role requiring the check. How to apply
You MUST submit your application online through
www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.
Your application must include:
· your resume (no more than 5 pages)
· cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following two (2) target questions below:
1. Outline your experience in legally assisted dispute resolution with vulnerable parties and complex matters and any experience in Family Litigation.
2. What skills and experience do you bring to this role and how would that contribute to the work undertaken by FDR section.
Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it.
Do you need help to apply?
It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:
· If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Eloise Riches on (02) 9219 5975 or email:
eloise.riches@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
· If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the
Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
· The
Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
· The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
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