• Level: MLC Band 5-7
• Reports to: Managing Principal Solicitor/Assistant Principal Solicitor
• Staff Management: Paralegals, PLTs, volunteers
• Type/Hours: Part-time, 35 hours per week.
• Fixed-term, September 2022 to September 2023, with option to extend subject to funding.

Role overview

Marrickville Legal Centre offers free legal advice and assistance to the community of the inner-west, south-west, southern suburbs of Sydney, and beyond. There are 1.5 million people living in our key catchment: that’s 30 per cent of Sydney’s total population.

Marrickville Legal Centre solicitors provide access to justice through the provision of legal services, law reform and community legal education, particularly for people who are disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances.

This position is specifically for the provision of legal services (legal advice, casework, and representation) in the area of family law, for victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence.

Given the multiple and complex issues confronted by people affected by family violence, this position may also at times be required to be able to provide basic information and advice in civil law matters related to an individual's experience of family violence, e.g. apprehended domestic violence orders and victims compensation.

The position will be based primarily at MLC’s Marrickville office. This position will also involve regular travel to outreach locations across metropolitan Sydney, and out-of-hours work to assist in delivering community legal education and regular evening advice clinics.

Essential skills

• Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW.
• Post Admission Experience – 1-3 years.
• 12 months experience in family law.
• Experience dealing with family law disputes, legally assisted mediations, drafting consent orders and preparing briefs to counsel, agents and Pro Bono solicitors as required.
• Sound judgment and outstanding analytical and contractual skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and pragmatic approach to all work.
• Proactive and independent attitude and result-oriented approach.
• Flexible, adaptable, able to challenge the status quo, and the ability to work as a team to deliver the best possible outcome for the community.
• Ability to present complex legal and other information clearly, accurately and in a way that can be understood by our clients.

For additional questions about the position or about working at MLC, contact Managing Principal Solicitor Vasili Maroulis [email protected] using the subject line: Civil & Family Lawyer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.