• Permanent, full time or part time role;
•  $109,625.40 - $130,112.74 p.a. (pro rata for part time) depending on qualifications and experience.

Our Financial Abuse Service is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice with a specialist, cross-jurisdictional, and integrated approach that provides holistic legal and non-legal support to clients, increasing their safety and wellbeing and leading to financial independence and empowerment.

We also drive systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform.

about the role

The family lawyer will work collaboratively with financial counsellors, social workers and other specialist lawyers to assist clients from across New South Wales.

This role has ongoing opportunities to contribute to the development of systemic advocacy, policy and law reform to both address the causes of financial and economic abuse and improve outcomes for victim survivors.

This role will provide trauma informed legal advice, representation and referrals to victim survivors of financial abuse in the area of family law, with a focus on property settlement, spousal maintenance and child support.

There may also be opportunities to identify and work on test cases and coordinate and supervise volunteer solicitors.

about us

Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change.

We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales.

We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform.

We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.

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A position description is attached.

Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, [email protected], using the subject line: Redfern Legal Centre's Financial Abuse Service - Family Lawyer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing.

We require job applicants to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.

We strongly encourage applications by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability.