• SCHADS Award Level 4, salary sacrificing available.
• Moreton Bay.
• Fixed-Term, Full-Time/Part-Time until June 2025.

Are you driven to support the community, in particular the community legal sector? Do you work with energy, curiosity, professionalism and optimism? Do you want to say goodbye to the burning of the candle on both ends and a hello to a healthy work life balance? Then, we’d love to hear from you.

The Pine Rivers Community Legal Service (PRCLS), a part of Encircle Community Services Ltd (Encircle), working for not for profit, offers the following benefits:

• No billable targets.
• Salary-sacrifice to optimise your tax benefits.
• Annual leave loading.
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• Professional development.
• Training opportunities to advance your legal career and broaden your understanding of community services.

PRCLS is looking for an experienced and motivated Paralegal to join our team.

About the Team

PRCLS operates across multiple locations in the Moreton Bay and greater North Brisbane area providing free legal advice, information, and referrals as well as community legal education for vulnerable people facing disadvantage. We also support the Domestic and Family Violence Duty Lawyer Services in the area. Over the years, we've attracted student and professional volunteers who work with us because they are passionate about building legal capacity and resilience in our most vulnerable community members.

Encircle has been supporting people in the Moreton Bay and Brisbane North regions for 35+ years, creating a culture where everyone can be their best, in an environment that values inclusion, diversity, and flexibility. At Encircle, everyone is welcome, everyone belongs.

We are driven to support our community through their toughest challenges, helping them reach their goals. We work with energy, curiosity, professionalism, and optimism - if you work in the same way, we'd love to hear from you!

Encircle is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from a CALD background and people living with a disability.

About this Role

Working across the Moreton Bay Region, you will support a team of solicitors to provide quality legal services to clients in line with funding agreements.

To be successful in this role you will possess the ability to:

• Possess strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Handle sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.
• Provide legal assistance to a team of solicitors with legal document drafting, research, prepare for and provide community legal education.
• Conduct client interviews to obtain instructions within the scope of relevant rules and regulations.
• Provide administrative support to the team as required.
• Coordinate our popular evening walk-in services when rostered.

With a strong focus on collaboration, you will build relationships and strengthen networks as part of a multidisciplinary organisation to provide referral pathways for clients to other Encircle support services or to other agencies within the region, where appropriate.

Please note that we will not be accepting applications via employment agencies.

Applications will be reviewed and progressed as received. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply promptly in order to be considered for this exciting position.

selection criteria

In order to be successful in your application you will be required to demonstrate and meet the following criteria:

You will be able to provide evidence of:

Requirements:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Legal studies or similar qualifications preferred.
• Client interview skills and experience.
• Legal knowledge and skills necessary to assist solicitors in drafting legal documents, correspondence to clients and research tasks.
• Administrative experience in a legal setting in an advantage.
• Administration experience in a mediation service is an advantage.

A full copy of the position description is available on request via email: [email protected] using the subject line: Paralegal enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you feel this opportunity is right for you and you have the appropriate qualifications, experience and energy required, please apply by clicking Apply Now.