Company description:

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution.

Job description:

Solicitor - Legal Officer Grade IV - Criminal Law Division - Statewide - Ongoing & Temporary both Full time and Part time roles available

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution.

About the Role

We are looking for lawyers who can provide legal advice and representation to clients of Legal Aid NSW, including complex casework services, in accordance with Legal Aid NSW policies and guidelines. Our lawyers contribute to the implementation of Legal Aid NSW's mission to deliver high quality legal services to our clients and to assist them to resolve their legal problems. Most Grade IV solicitors at Legal Aid supervise and lead junior legal staff in achieving this aim.

About you

The successful applicants will be experienced Criminal Law Solicitors who are committed to delivering excellent service for clients. An enthusiasm for mentoring/developing staff is essential, together with an interest in therapeutic jurisprudence.

We will create a talent pool from this recruitment to fill ongoing or temporary vacancies over the next 18 months. Those vacancies may arise in any of our Legal Aid offices across Sydney and Regional NSW.

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 a reasonable 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 [email protected].

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/or 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)

Highly Desirable:

hold a valid Driving Licence

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online through www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au. Any late application or application by email 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 below targeted questions.

The Grade IV talent pool that is created from this recruitment will be used to fill vacancies at grade across the Criminal Law Division. Those roles vary from Local Court Practice Managers with staff management responsibilities to senior lawyer roles with no management responsibilities in both traditional criminal law practices and within Specialist Teams.

What attributes do you see as common to both type of role and why?

Which roles do you see your skill set being more suited to and why?

Make sure your application is complete and that you have answered all questions before you submit it.

Closing Date: Monday 30 June at 11:59pm

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 this recruitment, you can contact: Rebecca Simpson (Associate Director Crime, Greater Sydney) at [email protected]

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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