Gold Coast Community Legal Centre

Gold Coast Community Legal Centre has played a central part in Queensland’s legal landscape for almost 40 years. We are an engaged, passionate and talented group of lawyers, social workers, and administrative staff with whom you are encouraged to collaborate with and learn from in order to meet our client’s needs

Our Centre represents the interests and advocates for people on the Gold Coast who are disadvantaged or low-income earners when they come into contact with the Law. We are seeking a lawyer to work in our Human Rights and Civil Law Practice for a 7 month fixed term contract. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing legal advice and casework to clients in the areas of employment, sexual harassment, human rights and anti-discrimination our great team to provide across State and Federal jurisdictions

Ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, commitment to justice and equity, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, creativity, innovation and cultural awareness.

Key Accountabilities

• Apply and strengthen existing knowledge of relevant areas of law to deliver legal advice and casework as directed by the Executive Team in particular provide Help for people experiencing legal difficulties with legal advice, legal tasks and casework associated with human rights, employment law and other legal issues.
• Work collaboratively with social workers to provide a holistic, client-centred service to diverse clients within a human rights framework
• Deliver community education, engage in sector development and networking

• Link people experiencing legal issues to other services such as financial counselling, mental health, housing and employment.
• The successful applicant will have the ability to work with clients with complex legal and social issues and provide advice to clients who may have an impairment or be culturally or linguistically diverse

About the role

• Classification: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry (SCHADS) Award 2010 Level 5
• Hours of Work: Full Time or Part Time as negotiated.
• Duration: 7 months fixed term contract June 1st 2023 to January 31st 2024

• Reporting To: Principal Solicitor.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Position Description and selection criteria are attached.