• Salary range: $85,112 to $97,238 plus 15.4% employer superannuation
• Legal Aid ACT offers generous salary packaging benefits.

Legal Aid ACT is seeking suitably qualified persons to fill a lawyer vacancy in our General Practice as the Helpdesk Lawyer. This position requires you to conduct an effective legal aid service providing high volume and intensive case management to disadvantaged and vulnerable clients.

This role specifically oversees our frontline services, such as:

• Legal Aid’s Helpline, including OPALS and TAS lines, and TAWK chatline
• Walk-in and triaging service
• Paralegal supervision
• Staffing for service provision

The Helpline is operational weekdays from 8:30am to 7:00pm (to 5pm Fridays) – the successful applicant will be required to be available for rostering over these times.

Further information is available from the attached position description or by contacting Derek Schild on 6243 3403 or at [email protected] using the subject line: Helpdesk Lawyer - General Practice enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Eligibility requirement

To hold a restricted Practicing Certificate in the ACT is required. COVID vaccination and booster management is a condition of employment.

Applications for this position should be submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

A position description is attached.