Company description:

Legal Aid

Job description:

Competitive salary: $144,058 - 146,831pa (plus superannuation and leave loading)

Talent Pool for Ongoing and Temporary full-time roles

Location: Parramatta (flexible work arrangements available)

• Statewide Advice Team, Client Service Division

About us

Legal Aid NSW delivers accessible legal services across criminal, family and civil law. We provide advice, court representation, and family dispute resolution through 28 offices and phone-based support, helping people navigate the legal system with confidence and fairness.

About the role

As a Senior Solicitor, you will:

Supervise and lead a team of legal officers in providing timely high-quality legal advice or to develop and maintain plain language legal information resources.

Support and guide staff in the provision of high-quality legal advice, minor assistance and customer service.

Monitor legal developments to ensure the team's knowledge and resources are up to date.

Resource staff with relevant training and information.

The Statewide Advice Team (SWAT) works flexibly and staff attend the Parramatta office in accordance with the SWAT Office Flexible Work Plan. In addition, under Legal Aid NSW's Flexible Work policy, Senior Solicitors are required to be onsite with their team for training and supervision.

About you

You are a highly capable and experienced solicitor with a strong background in managing high-volume legal work in dynamic and often complex environments. You are confident working across hybrid platforms and thrive in settings that require both autonomy and collaboration. With proven experience in leading and supporting staff remotely, you bring a proactive and empathetic approach to team management, ensuring consistent performance and professional growth. You are committed to achieving organisational objectives and continuously seek opportunities for service improvement. Your ability to navigate difficult conversations with professionalism and clarity, combined with your strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, makes you a trusted leader and contributor to business innovation.

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, experiencing issues accessing information on the application form and require this in an alternate format, 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 and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in 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

Find out more at Working at Legal Aid NSW

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 unrestricted 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)

How to apply

You must submit your application online. Applications received late or by email, will not be accepted. Please make sure your application is complete, and that you have answered all questions before submitting.

Your application must include:

your resume (no more than 5 pages)

cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the below questions:

Target Question 1: Describe a time you led or supported a change initiative in a legal or client service environment. How did you engage stakeholders and ensure the change was successfully implemented?

Target Question 2: Describe your experience leading and supporting staff in a hybrid work setting. How did you ensure high quality service delivery, team engagement and professional development?

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

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 reach out to Katy Woods, Solicitor In Charge, Statewide Advice Team, [email protected] or 0455 253 763.
• 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 and Focus Capabilities 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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We offer:

You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.

We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in 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

Find out more at Working at Legal Aid NSW