· Temporary 9-month contract: 1 October 2024 – 30 June 2025
· Part-Time – 3 days per week 21 hours
· Clerk Grade 6/7 (between $100,010 - $109,194 plus super and annual leave loading - pro-rata)
· Location – Central Sydney Office (Haymarket), flexible work location negotiable
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 a high-quality lay advocacy service in veterans’ law and related matters, including providing information about entitlements, assisting with primary claims with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, conducting reviews at the Veterans’ Review Board and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, determining applications for legal aid, providing community legal education and contributing to law reform.
About you
You will have demonstrated knowledge of the various Acts that apply to veterans’ entitlements and to broader veterans’ law; Have wide experience as an advocate in veterans’ law and related matters, including appearing before the Veterans’ Review Board and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. You will also have broader knowledge of the issues confronting those discharging from the ADF and for veterans.
You are self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a legal setting that necessarily involves working in collaboration with lawyers in accordance with client instructions. You will have excellent negotiation skills that allow you to bring people and organisations together to achieve goals that accord with client instructions
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:
· NOT have a degree of Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws or Doctor of Laws or Bachelor of Legal Studies or being otherwise qualified for admission as a barrister and/or solicitor in any State or Territory of Australia.
· Have broad knowledge of veterans’ law.
· Be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check
· Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
How to apply
You MUST submit your application online through
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)
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 – Geoff Lazar on (02) 9213 5269 or email:
geoff.lazar@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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