Company description:

Legal Aid

Job description:

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 Broken Hill

Whether you're a local or considering a tree change, Broken Hill offers a unique opportunity to live with purpose in one of Australia's most iconic regional centres.

Legal Aid NSW's Broken Hill office is a vital presence in the region, officially launched with strong community and government support in July 2023.

After years of operating on a fly-in, fly-out basis, the team now has a dedicated, public-facing office. This permanent presence allows locals and people in surrounding areas to access essential legal support in all practice areas such family, criminal and civil law.

About the role

Provide high quality advice, minor assistance and casework services in areas such as consumer, mental health, human rights, employment, housing, immigration, social security, and/or coronial inquests, or other areas of civil law. Manage an efficient and effective legal practice including supervision of other staff and attending outreach.

About you

We're looking for a passionate Solicitor Grade IV to lead complex civil law matters and support vulnerable communities across Broken Hill and surrounding areas such as Dareton, Wentworth & Wilcannia.

This is a unique opportunity to work on meaningful cases, advocate for justice, and be part of a supportive, high-performing team.

If you're an experienced civil law solicitor committed to social justice, we want to hear from you!

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 [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

hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)

hold a current NSW driver's licence

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online. 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 outline why your skills and experience make you the right person for the role.

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 - Toni Mudditt - [email protected] and/or 02 6933 7624.

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.

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Closing Date: Monday 7th July at 11:59 pm