This is a Part-time (0.6 FTE) permanent role 21 hours/week. Available for immediate start.

Remuneration and Benefits

Level 4 SCHADS Award;

$88,106.20 - $94,803.80 per annum excluding super and attractive salary packaging options ($52,863.72 - $56,882.28 per annum at 0.6 FTE);

Four weeks of annual leave per annum plus leave loading

Two weeks paid leave during the Christmas closure.

All employees are eligible to salary sacrifice a portion of their base salary (up to $15,900).

An OPPORTUNITY to Make a difference

Caxton Community Legal Centre is a community legal centre whose purpose is to promote and protect human rights in Queensland through access to justice. Caxton provides accessible legal information so people know their rights and can prevent or respond to legal problems. Prioritising those who experience disadvantage, trauma and marginalisation, Caxton provides free, high-quality legal assistance and social supports.

The Paralegal – Evening Advice Service provides paralegal and administrative supports to staff and volunteers at the Evening Advice Service and contributes to the provision of high quality, accessible legal advice and social supports by the Evening Advice Service.

Key accountabilities

Provide paralegal supports to the EAS Lawyer and volunteer lawyers including by assisting with taking instructions, legal tasks, sending out advice to clients, making appropriate internal and external referrals, undertaking legal research and providing practical assistance as they deliver services to clients.

Conduct reception duties at the evening advice service in a way that is trauma-informed and promotes the human rights of people accessing Caxton's service.

Undertake administrative tasks including data entry, file management, conflict checking, monitoring an email inbox.

Assist the EAS Lawyer with the smooth running of the EAS, including by troubleshooting IT issues, ensuring access to the office and being a point of contact for volunteers, clients and students.

Assist the Managing Senior Lawyer and EAS Lawyer with administrative tasks related to the functioning of the Evening Advice Service as directed.

Assist the Managing Senior Lawyer, EAS Lawyer and Volunteer Coordinator with recruitment, retention and rostering of volunteer lawyers and students as directed.

Provide administrative supports across Caxton’s teams as required

Essential requirements

Availability to work at the Evening Advice Sessions which operate Monday to Wednesday with clients booked from 6pm until late.

Strong communication skills, particularly in obtaining information from clients

A high level of computer literacy and competency in major administration software packages such as Microsoft (Outlook, Excel, Word) and SharePoint,

Good organisational and time management skills,

Ability to appropriately deal with sensitive and highly confidential information with a high level of tact, discretion and judgement,

Experience managing complex client demands in a way that is trauma informed and promotes human rights and demonstrated resilience when supporting clients receiving legal and social support.

Depending on health laws and regulations, vaccinations can be mandatory in order to work with vulnerable clients and/or be in the workplace. For example, some clients live in residential age care facilities which at times are required by law/regulation to ensure visitors are vaccinated and wear personal protective equipment.

Essential requirements

Availability to work at the Evening Advice Sessions which operate Monday to Wednesday with clients booked from 6pm until late.

Strong communication skills, particularly in obtaining information from clients

A high level of computer literacy and competency in major administration software packages such as Microsoft (Outlook, Excel, Word) and SharePoint,

Good organisational and time management skills,

Ability to appropriately deal with sensitive and highly confidential information with a high level of tact, discretion and judgement,

Experience managing complex client demands in a way that is trauma informed and promotes human rights and demonstrated resilience when supporting clients receiving legal and social support.

Depending on health laws and regulations, vaccinations can be mandatory in order to work with vulnerable clients and/or be in the workplace. For example, some clients live in residential age care facilities which at times are required by law/regulation to ensure visitors are vaccinated and wear personal protective equipment.

Why Caxton legal?

Caxton Legal Centre has played a central part in Queensland’s legal landscape over the past 50 years, leading the state’s first Stolen Wages case, successfully representing well over 100 victims of the 2011 floods, and paving the way for multidisciplinary service delivery to people experiencing elder abuse.

We are an engaged, passionate and talented group of lawyers, social workers and administrative staff with whom you are encouraged to collaborate with and learn from in order to meet our client’s needs.

Our full-time staff enjoy a 35 hour working week paid at the full-time Award rate, with time off in lieu if additional approved hours are worked.

Paid Christmas leave is provided during the office shut-down period to New Years in addition to four weeks paid annual leave.

Caxton is currently experiencing significant growth and change across many of its programs; these roles represent investments into the future of our service delivery and capabilities across South-East Queensland.

How to apply?

If you are interested in joining a team who are highly committed to social justice and value diversity and human rights, please apply by providing a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key accountabilities and your CV, for the attention of Managing Senior Lawyer, Phylli Verrall.