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    Senior Lawyer - Q+ Law

    Fitzroy Legal Service
    • Full-time, to 31 October 2026
    • Victoria Pride Centre and Fitzroy Town Hall 
    • $108,517 - $113,315 + super (with salary packaging available) 

    ABOUT FLS

    Fitzroy Legal Service (FLS) is dedicated to assisting the most marginalised members of the community with legal information, advice and representation, as well as championing law reform and conducting public interest litigation.

    Fitzroy Legal Service provides legal services for communities who are disproportionately impacted by law and policy, and those who face systemic barriers to accessing justice. We provide various multidisciplinary outreach programs reaching communities of colour, people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, LGBTIQA+ communities and people who use drugs.

    Our vision: A fairer Victorian community, where the legal and social systems support equality and justice for all.

    Further information about FLS can be found on our website: fls.org.au.

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Q+Law is a community-led, statewide legal service for LGBTIQA+SB Victorians, established in 2023 by Fitzroy Legal Service in partnership with Queerspace. Q+Law conducts casework on specialist LGBTIQA+SB legal issues and provides a safe and inclusive entry point to the community and legal assistance sector for LGBTIQA+SB community members. Q+Law also engages in advocacy, law reform, community education and legal assistance sector capacity-building to empower and advance the rights of LGBTIQA+SB communities. 

    You will make a difference by:

    • Providing LGBTIQA+SB community members with legal services that are safe (including culturally safe), inclusive (including trans-inclusive), trauma-informed and client-centred 

    • Conducting complex casework and contributing to strategic litigation in specialist LGBTIQA+SB legal areas (including LGBTIQA+SB discrimination, gender affirming care, name and identity change, family violence, and surrogacy and other LGBTIQA+SB parenting issues) 

    • Providing referrals, legal information and one-off legal advice to LGBTIQA+SB community members across a range of community law areas (including consumer law, employment law, equal opportunity/anti-discrimination law, family law, family violence law, human rights law, personal safety law, public and administrative law, summary crime, tenancy law and victims of crime law) 

    • Providing place-based services through outreach partners, including at community health services and LGBTIQA+SB community organisations 

    • Identifying systemic issues affecting LGBTIQA+SB communities and contributing to policy, advocacy and law reform activities 

    • Providing secondary consultations and professional education to community lawyers and other community workers on specialist LGBTIQA+SB legal areas and on safe and inclusive service delivery for LGBTIQA+SB clients 

    • Contributing to community legal education 

    • Inducting, training, supervising, mentoring, supporting and debriefing with Q+Law Community Lawyers, volunteers and paralegals as required 

    See attached position description for more information.

    ABOUT YOU

    As Q+Law is a service delivered for and by LGBTIQA+ community members, this role is only available to LGBTIQA+SB community members.   

    To be successful in the role you will ideally have:

    • A demonstrated commitment to LGBTIQA+SB liberation, anti-racism, social justice and the vision, purpose and values of FLS
    • A demonstrated commitment to advancing the rights of members of all LGBTIQA+SB communities, including those communities which continue to experience particular disadvantage and oppression such as the trans, gender diverse, bisexual and intersex communities
    • A demonstrated understanding of gender, sexuality and intersectionality, and an awareness of the legal and social issues commonly experienced by LGBTIQA+SB communities
    • High-level client service skills, including the ability to provide safe and inclusive, trauma-informed, culturally safe and client-centred services to all LGBTIQA+SB community members, including trans and gender diverse, intersex community members, community members living with HIV, and community members experiencing intersectional disadvantage 
    • Strong analytical and creative thinking skills, and the ability to identify legal solutions in emerging areas of law
    • High-level verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to engage effectively with partners and stakeholders
    • Demonstrated ability to train, supervise, mentor, support and debrief with junior lawyers
    • Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands, work collaboratively within a small team and contribute to a positive team and organisational culture
    • An adaptable working style with the ability to navigate and contribute to the development of a young and evolving service 

    If you meet some, but not all, of the above, we encourage your application. We appreciate that people obtain skills and experience in a range of ways, and value people’s curiosity and openness to learning.

    WHAT WE OFFER:

    • 5 weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading plus paid leave over the Christmas shutdown period.
    • Above-award salary and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing salary packaging benefits (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you).
    • A range of leave options, including 16 weeks parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, the ability to swap public holidays as well as purchase additional leave.

    For more information about this position, please contact Amy Frew, Legal Director, [email protected].

    Fitzroy Legal Service is an inclusive employer and complies with the laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, family responsibilities, irrelevant criminal record and other protected attributes. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from members of diverse communities and people with relevant lived experience.

    To be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work permit or visa.

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