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Canberra Community Law is a leading not for profit community legal centre in the ACT and its region, committed to social justice and human rights.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a specialist program assisting vulnerable women experiencing or at risk of family violence in our specialist areas of practice.

About the role

We are seeking a Solicitor to work in our Parachute Project. Parachute is a specialist legal program providing legal services to vulnerable women experiencing or at risk of family violence in the areas of housing law, Centrelink and human rights. Parachute also delivers specialist training to the community sector to raise awareness of and strengthen referral pathways for women with lived experience of family violence.

CCL considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s.34 of the Discrimination Act 1995 (ACT).

Key aspects of the role include:

• Providing legal services to vulnerable women experiencing or at risk of family violence in the areas of social security law, housing law and human rights,
• Undertaking outreach, community legal education and activities;
• Supervising and teaching clinical law students;
• Attending stakeholder forums and liaising with community organisations; and
• Working on law reform and community development projects.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Applications should include a cover letter, resume and statement addressing the selection criteria. Applications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 20 December 2023.

For more detail about CCL, the position and employment conditions, please see attached Position Description.