• Full time or part time (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)
• Parental leave cover to 30 July 2027
• Fitzroy Town Hall
• $95,042 - $113,655 (SCHADS Level 4 or 5), depending on experience
• This is a special measures role and only LGBTIQA+SB community members are eligible to apply, in line with section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Q+Law is a community-led, specialist, statewide legal service for LGBTIQA+ Victorians, delivered by Fitzroy Legal Service in partnership with Queerspace. Q+Law conducts casework on specialist LGBTIQA+ legal issues and provides a safe and inclusive entry point to the legal assistance sector for LGBTIQA+ community members. Q+Law also engages in advocacy, law reform, community education and sector capacity-building to empower and advance the rights of LGBTIQA+ communities.

This role is open to applicants working part time or full time (0.8 - 1.0 FTE). Please let us know your preferred work hours in your application.

You will make a difference by:

• Providing culturally responsive, trauma informed, and high quality legal services to members of LGBTIQA+SB communities across Victoria.
• Advising and representing clients across a range of legal issues linked to a person’s LGBTIQA+SB identity, including discrimination, access to gender affirming care, name and sex marker changes, victims of crime, public and administrative law, IVF and parentage orders, and human rights.
• Provide place-based services through our embedded outreach with LGBTIQA+SB community organisations.
• Contributing to the broader advocacy, education and engagement of Q+Law, including delivering community legal education sessions, identifying systemic trends in casework, and providing secondary consultations on LGBTIQA+SB legal issues.

See attached position description for more information.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in the role you will be an LGBTIQA+SB community member, and ideally have:

• Demonstrated commitment to LGBTIQA+SB liberation, antiracism, and social justice.
• A current practising certificate, or eligibility to obtain one immediately.
• Experience practicing in discrimination law, family law, and / or human rights law.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe and inclusive, trauma-informed and client-centred services to LGBTIQA+SB community members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands, work collaboratively, and contribute to positive team culture.

If you meet some, but not all, of the above, we encourage your application. We appreciate that people obtain skills and experience in a range of ways, and value people’s curiosity and openness to learning.

ABOUT FLS

Fitzroy Legal Service (FLS) is dedicated to assisting the most marginalised members of the community with legal information, advice and representation, as well as championing law reform and conducting public interest litigation.

Fitzroy Legal Service provides legal services for communities who are disproportionately impacted by law and policy, and those who face systemic barriers to accessing justice. We provide various multidisciplinary outreach programs reaching communities of colour, people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, LGBTIQA+ communities and people who use drugs.

Our vision: A fairer Victorian community, where the legal and social systems support equality and justice for all.

Further information about FLS can be found on our website: fls.org.au.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 5 weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading plus paid leave over the Christmas shutdown period.
• Above-award salary and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing salary packaging benefits (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you).
• A range of leave options, including 16 weeks parental leave for primary carers, gender affirmation leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, the ability to swap public holidays as well as purchase additional leave.

For more information about this position, please contact Casi Martin, Managing Lawyer Q+Law at [email protected].

We strongly encourage and welcome applications from members of diverse communities and people with relevant lived experience.

Fitzroy Legal Service is an inclusive employer and complies with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, family responsibilities, irrelevant criminal record and other protected attributes.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work permit or visa.

While the successful candidate must undergo a National Police Check, disclosure of a criminal record does not necessarily preclude employment with FLS, and we invite applicants to address this issue early in the application process.

A position description is attached.