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Solicitor/Senior Solicitor
Employer: Women's Legal Services NSW
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: Advocacy & Campaigns, Indigenous, Legal & Human Rights, Women's Organisations & Services
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Sydney
Job posted on: 24 January, 2012.
Applications close: 10 February, 2012.
Women’s Legal Services NSW (WLS) is a community legal centre for disadvantaged women in NSW. We advise and represent women in a range of practice areas including discrimination, family law, domestic violence, care and protection, sexual assault and victims compensation. We are a leading human rights and social justice advocacy organisation.
We are looking for a Solicitor/Senior Solicitor to join our team of solicitors working in areas including discrimination, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault and victims compensation.
This position is well suited to a lawyer with substantial post-admission legal experience with a strong background in civil (especially Family Court) litigation and domestic violence advocacy as well as a victims compensation and discrimination law experience. You will also have the opportunity to work with the Indigenous Women’s Legal Program to deliver culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women throughout NSW.
The position is based in our Sydney office and requires attendance at outreach locations, prisons and, from time to time, rural travel.
WLS considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Salary range: $60,542 – $77,808 p.a.
We offer flexible working conditions and fringe benefits.
A Guide for Applicants as well as the Selection Criteria and Position Description are attached below.
