ABOUT Lawright | Homelessness law

LawRight’s Community & Health Justice Partnership | Homelessness Law and Multicultural Law implements a best-practice, outreach-based, trauma-informed assistance model to address legal issues pushing people into homelessness.

Recognising the benefits of integrated, holistic legal assistance, our staff lawyers are fully embedded in 8 frontline homelessness, community, and health agencies in both Brisbane and Cairns. Staff work collaboratively with frontline workers, healthcare professionals, and pro bono lawyers to resolve legal issues connected to a person’s housing, health, money, and experience of violence.

We scale the impact of our frontline, client centred work by advocating for better laws and policies through targeted projects.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Graduate Lawyer will collaborate with the Homelessness Law team to build and deliver identified projects, while also running a targeted list of direct client files under the supervision of CHJP Senior Lawyers. The Lawyer will be given the opportunity to contribute to resource development and training, manage relationships with strategic partners, develop and maintain precedents and templates, and undertake policy and reform work.

Key Duties

• Support the successful implementation of Homelessness Law projects, including by:
  • Consulting with community organisations, leaders and frontline workers to better understand the experience of people facing homelessness.
  • Facilitating targeted workshops with frontline workers, leaders and support organisations.
  • Deliver targeted training sessions to frontline workers on the legal options available to prevent homelessness.
  • Preparing reports collating findings and learnings from completed consultation and research.
• Support the successful implementation of the Everyday Law in Queensland and Everyday Legal Solutions for Frontline Workers projects (Everyday Projects), including by:
  • Researching, collating and drafting legal content for the Everyday Projects.
  • Coordinating pro bono and staff lawyers to research, draft and review legal content for the Everyday Projects implementing a co-designed, human-centered approach to ensure information is accessible.
  • Promoting the Everyday Projects through LawRight’s existing networks of pro bono lawyers and community partners.
  • Coordinating and delivering training to frontline workers as part of Homelessness Law’s Frontline Workers Legal Basics Training Day.
• Delivering direct casework under the supervision of CHJP Senior Lawyers to a targeted list of Homelessness Law clients connected to our Stable Futures for Young Queenslanders, Your Own Home, and Help to Heal projects, including by:

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

• Experience working in a legal service that assists marginalised clients, with the delivery of services in an outreach location an advantage;
• Knowledge of the legal issues faced by people experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage, with an understanding of the issues impacting homelessness;
• High level spoken and written communication skills;
• High level organisational and computer skills;
• Knowledge and understanding of outreach legal services in collaborative and pro bono legal settings; and
• Strong commitment to access to justice and compassion for disadvantaged members of society.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE

• Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland or capable of immediate admission.
• Eligible to hold restricted QLS Practicing Certificate (or interstate equivalent).

REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

• $86,800.00 per annum, plus super and attractive salary packaging options ($69,440 per annum at 0.8 FTE)
• 6 weeks of annual leave per annum plus leave loading as well as additional paid leave during the Christmas closure
• Part-time staff work a 7.25 hour days and we offer flexible working arrangements with the ability to work from home on agreed days

Questions about the role and applications can be directed to [email protected] using the subject line: Lawyer - Community & Health Justice Partnerships - Homelessness Law enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached. 

LawRight encourages First Nations applicants, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities to apply and seeks to be an inclusive and welcoming employer.