• Lawyers Legal 2
• Salary range $89,205 - $112,173 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation
• Permanent full-time
• Full PBI salary packaging available – adds approximately $6K to your take home pay
• Legal Aid is seeking a suitably qualified Lawyers - Legal 2 across all Practices.

Working at Legal Aid Commission (ACT) is an opportunity to do challenging and rewarding work and make a meaningful contribution to the circumstances of disadvantaged and vulnerable clients and communities in the ACT.

Family Practice lawyers provide advice and guidance on parenting arrangements, separation/ divorce including property division maintenance, child protection for children/parents, court applications and advocacy.

Early Intervention Practice lawyers provide advice and guidance on domestic and family violence, Family Advocacy Support Service (FASS), Family Law Duty Service (FLDS), and Health Justice Partnership.

Civil Justice Practice lawyers undertake a range of advice, duty and ongoing representation work in various courts, ACAT and the AAT across the civil litigation, human rights and community legal teams in areas including Discrimination, Human Rights, Tenancy, Employment, NDIS, Migration, Mental Health, Elder Abuse and Guardianship.

Criminal Practice lawyers undertake a range of advice, duty and ongoing representation work across pleas, mentions, bail applications, defended hearings, and trial instructions.

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These positions will be required to work at our office location, due to the in-person nature of our legal work.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a statement of suitability against the selection criteria (max 2 pages) and a current CV.

Applicants must have Australian work rights. Applicants will need to hold an ACT Practicing certificate. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process, and an offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.

Further information is available from the Position Description or by contacting People & Culture on 6243 3411.