Job Summary
- From $102,504 plus additional 11% superannuation
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 30th May 2024
- Brisbane & Gold Coast > Brisbane CBD
RAILS is recruiting a Senior Immigration Solicitor with an unrestricted practicing certificate to assist women experiencing domestic and family violence. The successful application will staff the Temporary Visa Pilot Program (TVPP) that RAILS delivers in partnership with Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ).
The Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) is a community legal centre based in South Brisbane. For over 40 years, RAILS has provided free legal assistance and education in immigration and refugee law to people in Queensland.
RAILS assists some of the most vulnerable people in our community, predominantly refugees, asylum seekers and people who have experienced family violence. RAILS strives to empower them and help them find and remain in safety.
RAILS is a member of Community Legal Centres Australia and is registered as a Charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for Profit Commission.
RAILS is seeking a lawyer with immigration law experience who enjoys working in collaboration and partnership other organisations and who is open to working in a partner organisation’s workspace.
WLSQ provides high quality legal and social support services to women, specialising in the areas of family law, domestic violence, child safety matters, financial abuse legal protection and sexual assault. WLSQ is committed to the creation of a society in which every woman is safe from violence, is able to tell her story and have it heard and respected and receives a fair and just outcome from legal and social welfare systems.
WLSQ and RAILS are participating in a pilot program supporting women on temporary visas who are experiencing domestic and family violence (the Temporary Visa Pilot Program (TVPP)). Through this program family law and immigration legal support is provided to women eligible for the pilot, by lawyers from RAILS and WLSQ with complementary expertise, working collaboratively for the benefit of clients experiencing complex and intersecting family law and immigration issues.
This senior solicitor will be based at the Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) city office, working as part of an innovative partnership between RAILS and WLSQ. The senior solicitor will be responsible for undertaking direct legal services and conducting complex migration matters for women within the Temporary Visa Pilot Program (TVPP) team and will also work closely with the WLSQ family law solicitor to ensure that women are provided with holistic and comprehensive immigration and family law advice, particularly where their immigration and family law issues intersect.
RAILS is seeking a senior solicitor on their unrestricted practicing certificate. Immigration law experience is preferred with in-depth knowledge and experience providing advice and representing clients in the following areas highly desirable:
Some experience providing student and skilled visa advice would also be an advantage, as would a background or interest in family law and family violence issues, and an openness to developing expertise and understanding in this area of law.
RAILS requires a dedicated, flexible and positive professional who enjoys providing high quality legal services to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, is able to effectively communicate with people who are culturally and linguistically diverse and experience several layers of disadvantage and who enjoys working collaboratively, in partnership with another organisation. The successful applicant will also have an ability to work through complex issues (including providing advice to clients, making decisions about opening files and lodging of visa applications) dynamically and autonomously. In addition, the successful applicant will have an ability to solve complex legal problems collaboratively as part of the TVPP team.
RAILS is committed to being a culturally safe and inclusive organisation and has policies in place to create and maintain appropriate work practices and a respectful work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and otherwise culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply for this role.
Please let us know if you would like us to share our Cultural Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Policy with you before applying for this role by emailing [email protected] with Attention Joanna Cull: Senior Solicitor position in the subject line.
If you are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or otherwise culturally and linguistically diverse and would like to speak to us about the role requirements and your application before applying, please email [email protected] with Attention Joanna Cull: TVPP Job ad.
This recruitment process is strictly confidential and information about your application will not be shared with anyone outside of the organisation.
Successful applicants may be required to complete additional clearance checks.
The senior solicitor position at RAILS is available for immediate start and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible indicating their availability to start in the role.
RAILS will begin assessing applications on receipt. Any questions about this position should be directed to [email protected] email address including "Attention Joanna Cull: TVPP job ad" in the subject line. Joanna Cull will be the contact person for this position and will be available to discuss further details about this position as required.