Roles include:

• Generalist roles – metropolitan and regional offices
• Specialist roles - including Housing, Human Rights, Employment and Consumer
• Specialist Government Law roles - Social Security, NDIS, Veteran’s and Immigration
• Disaster Response Legal Service - a statewide service providing legal help to communities impacted by bushfires, floods and storms.

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas of criminal law, family law and everyday civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

About you

The successful applicants will be enthusiastic and committed team members able to conduct an effective and efficient civil law practice. The role includes providing high quality civil law advice, minor assistance and casework services to disadvantaged clients. You should be able to communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds and work with relevant stakeholders and service delivery partners.   

This recruitment will create a state-wide talent pool, we may use this pool to fill ongoing or temporary vacancies. The pool expires after 18 months.

About the role

The Solicitor I-III role is responsible for:

Providing high quality advice, minor assistance and casework services in areas such as consumer, mental health, human rights, employment, housing, immigration, social security, and/or coronial inquests, or other areas of civil law.

Solicitor may work in a specialist team or general civil practices across NSW.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard. 

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.  

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at [email protected] using the subject line: Solicitors I-III - Civil Law Division enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Other benefits of working with us:

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life. 

The essential requirements for this role

You must: 

• be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
• be able to provide a current NSW Practising Certificate before you start work with us
• be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you start work with us
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• have a Driver Licence if the role requires one. This may be an essential requirement for roles located at regional offices.

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online via the "Apply Now" button. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

In your cover letter please address the following questions:

• Tell us about the skills and experience you bring to the role, relevant to the provision of Civil Law services to people who experience persistent disadvantage. You may answer the question focusing on one area of law, or more generally.
• Tell us what strategies you could employ to manage a complex and demanding workload, including your exposure to clients who have experienced trauma?

Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it.

Do you need help to apply?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you: 

If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Tessa Rainbird on [email protected] or +61 2 6933 7612.

If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch via [email protected] to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.

• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
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