**Applications Close 11.55pm, Sunday 5 October 2025**

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties

• Represent clients of Tasmania Legal Aid including providing advice and having carriage of Family Law matters and Child Safety matters.
• Act as solicitor and counsel in the Family Court, Federal Circuit Court, and Magistrates Court (Children Young Persons and Their Families Act matters.)
• Participate in mediation and/or conferences on behalf of Tasmania Legal Aid clients in relation to Family Law matters including Legal Aid Family Dispute Resolution Conferences.
• Perform such other professional work, particularly in the Family Law jurisdiction, as may be directed from time to time.

Essential Requirements

• Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
• A Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People.

Desirable Requirements

• Significant knowledge and understanding of the Family Law Act as amended.
• Appointment as or eligibility for appointment for the role of Separate Representative or Independent Children’s Lawyer.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner - LP2 (Family).docx

Statement of Duties (Generic) Legal Practitioner - LP2 (Family).pdf

Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).docx

Information for applicants (Tasmania Legal Aid).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 3652.

For more information

Simone Watson
Manager Family Practice South
[email protected]
Phone: (03) 6236 3800

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

People Strategy Team
(03) 6165 7603