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
We currently have one part-time vacancy available (24.5 hours per week), with the possibility of increasing to full-time (35 hours per week) from now until 3 January 2025. This position will then transition to full-time from 6 January 2025 to 30 June 2025.
The role is responsible for:
· Providing high quality advice, minor assistance and casework service to disadvantaged communities
· Conducting an effective legal practice.
· Complying with the Legal Aid Commission Act, policies and practice management standards, and
· Undertaking all related administrative and case management activities.
We can offer you:
· Access to cultural training to enhance your understanding and service delivery.
· In-house supervision and mentoring to support your professional growth.
· Comprehensive wellbeing support to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
· Flexible work arrangements, including flex days, work-from-home options, and flexible start/end times, subject to court and operational needs.
About you
We are looking for passionate Solicitors with experience in family law and care and protection matters (desirable but not essential). You are detail-oriented and able to manage a high-volume workload while maintaining accuracy.
Your strong communication skills and empathy enable you to provide efficient and effective legal services to clients, especially those going through difficult periods in their lives. Experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds is highly valued.
We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months for the Coffs Harbour office only.
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
· hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
· have a Drivers Licence and be willing to drive
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
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 respond to the following two target questions:
1. Please describe your experience in Family Law, including the types of matters you have handled and any relevant skills or knowledge you have gained. 2. What are the challenges in representing socially and/or economically disadvantaged clients in a regional office? 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 – Gene Roche on 02 6650 6004 or email: gene.roche@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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