Do you want to help develop insight and accountability for men who use family violence? Do you want to apply your criminal and civil law expertise to represent respondents in family violence intervention orders and accused in criminal charges? We have a compelling full time or part time opportunity for you to make a difference from within a specialist legal program for men who use family violence.

About First Step Legal

First Step Legal (FSL) was established in 2008 as a Health Justice Partnership (HJP) within First Step, a not-for-profit mental health and addiction clinic in St Kilda. It is a specialist community legal centre providing pro bono legal advice, casework, and representation to among the most marginalised in the community.

FSL is NAS-accredited and a member of the Federation of Community Legal Centres. In recent years FSL’s services have expanded significantly to incorporate heath, housing and community service partners with six organisations: the First Step Program, Windana Residential Rehabilitation, Alfred Health (St Kilda Road Outpatient Clinic), Better Health Network, Launch Housing, and Bridge It.

FSL only receives referrals from our health, housing and community service partners. FSL prioritises its casework focus on clients who are genuinely engaged or wanting to be engaged in treatment, recovery and therapeutic interventions that will support their ongoing wellbeing.

About the Role

FSL has received funding under the National Partnership in Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Response to design and deliver a specialist legal program addressing male family violence.

Centred around our core objectives of safety, wellbeing and accountability, this program is known as SWAP. You will deploy your excellent criminal law legal skills, alongside FSL’s partner organisations, to deliver a specialist legal program. You will collaborate with FSL’s family law team, social worker, as well as our partner professionals to strengthen the web of accountability for men who use violence.

Please see the attached position description.

FSL is open to candidates seeking full-time or part-time employment in this role.

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by midnight on the closing date.

For further information please contact our Principal Lawyer Morgan Adams, on (03) 7036 9120 or via. email at [email protected] using the subject line: Family Violence Lawyer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Salary and Conditions

This is a full-time position (or Part-time as part of a job share arrangement), for a fixed term of two years. The continuation of this role is contingent on securing ongoing funding and is subject to a 6-month probationary period. Conditions are set out under the SCHADS Award. Salary is negotiable, subject to skills and experience.