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Supervising Solicitor
Employer: Women's Legal Services NSW
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: Advocacy & Campaigns, Indigenous, Legal & Human Rights, Management, 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 Supervising Solicitor to lead our women’s, domestic violence and Indigenous programs. We provide legal advice, casework, community legal education, law reform and advocacy for women.
The Supervising Solicitor will lead a team of solicitors in areas including discrimination, family law, domestic violence, care and protection, sexual assault and victims compensation.
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: $84,897 – $89,480 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.
