• Classification: Level 5 – Full-Time 70 hours per fortnight
• Remuneration: $88,761 plus super and attractive salary packaging options
• Type: Full-time Fixed Term contract until 30 June 2024

An opportunity to make a difference

Caxton Legal Centre represents the interests of people who are disadvantaged or low-income earners when they come into contact with the Law. Caxton is seeking a full-time lawyer to work in our Human Rights and Civil Law Practice. 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 across State and Federal jurisdictions. Other duties may include supervising volunteers including at night sessions and providing follow-up advice, providing advice to daytime clients, supervising student legal clinics, and supervising PLT students and secondees.

Key accountabilities

• Apply and strengthen existing knowledge of relevant areas of law to deliver legal advice and casework as directed by the Practice Manager
• 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, contribute to law and policy reform

Essential requirements

• Demonstrated experience in the relevant area of law
• Bachelor of Laws
• Eligible for admission as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland
• Current Unrestricted Practising Certificate

Why Caxton?

Caxton Legal Centre has played a central part in Queensland’s legal landscape over the past 40 years, leading the state’s first Stolen Wages case, successfully representing well over 100 victims of the 2011 floods, and paving the way for multidisciplinary service delivery to people experiencing elder abuse. 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 full-time staff enjoy a 35-hour working week paid at the full-time Award rate, with time off in lieu if additional approved hours are worked. Paid Christmas leave is provided during the office shut-down period in addition to four weeks paid annual leave.

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.

next steps

If you are interested in joining a team who are highly committed to social justice and value diversity and human rights, please submit your cover letter addressing the key accountabilities and essential requirements along with your CV below, to Damian Kelleher, Chief Operations Officer, Caxton Legal Centre.

Please click Apply Now and follow the instructions.

A position description is attached.

Only those successful in gaining an interview will be contacted.