The Financial Abuse Service is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice with a specialist and integrated approach that provides holistic legal and non-legal support to clients, increasing their safety and wellbeing and leading to financial independence and empowerment. We also drive systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform.

• 18 month contract, full time or part time role;
• Salary: $137,512.82 - $140,277.09 p.a. (pro rata for part time) depending on qualifications and experience.

The Supervising Solicitor manages the legal practice of the Financial Abuse Service, and in consultation, sets the strategic priorities of the service in consultation. The Supervising Solicitor supervises the legal services, the solicitors in the practice and the Legal Support Officer and works with FAS policy staff and the FAS Managing Solicitor to identify systemic law reform priorities and contribute to strategies to prevent and respond to financial abuse.

Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change. We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales. We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform. We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.

Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, [email protected] using the subject line: Supervising Solicitor - Financial Abuse Service enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.