This is a temporary part-time 42 hours/fortnight role. Fixed Term Contract until 30 June 2025.

Remuneration and Benefits

• Level 5 - 6
• $97,388 - $106,397 per annum excluding super and attractive salary packaging options ($58,432 per annum at 0.6 FTE)
• Four weeks of annual leave per annum plus leave loading as well as additional paid leave during the Christmas closure;
• Full time staff work a 35-hour week and we offer flexible working arrangements with the ability to work from home on agreed days as meets the need of the staff member and the organisation;
• Staff are eligible to salary sacrifice a portion of their base salary (up to $18,000);

An OPPORTUNITY to Make a difference

Caxton Community 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 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

• Work with minimal supervision and apply in-depth existing knowledge of relevant areas of law to deliver legal advice and conduct both simple and complex casework
• Apply and strengthen existing knowledge of relevant areas of law to deliver legal advice and casework as directed by the Managing Senior Lawyer, Employment Law
• 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 legal?

Caxton Community Legal Centre has played a central part in Queensland’s legal landscape over the past 50 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 to New Years in addition to four weeks paid annual leave.

Caxton is currently experiencing significant growth and change across many of its programs; these roles represent investments into the future of our service delivery and capabilities across South-East Queensland.

A position description is attached below.