• Job Type: Fixed term role until July 2025 (with the possibility of extension), Up to 35 hours per week (min 4 days)
• Location: HUB Community Legal, 79 Poinsettia Street, Inala QLD 4077 plus regular travel to courts or outreach locations in Ipswich, Brisbane, or Logan.
• Reporting to: Principal Lawyer
• Salary: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry Award 2010, Level 6, salary sacrificing available

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Generalist Lawyer will make a meaningful impact in our community, contributing to social justice through hands-on legal practice, education, advocacy and mentorship within our generalist legal practice. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years' experience in relevant areas of law (civil law, family law, and/or domestic and family violence). In this role you will:

• Provide high quality legal information, advice, representation, & referral services within our generalist legal practice; participate as a duty lawyer in our domestic and family violence duty lawyer roster; and coordinate and supervise volunteer legal clinics. HUB’s legal services are delivered face to face, by phone, or at community-based outreach locations.
• Assist in developing and delivering community legal education to diverse community groups and stakeholders.
• Undertake law reform initiatives and make submissions related to our practice areas, contributing to positive change in social justice.
• Take a leadership role in supervising and mentoring early career lawyers, law student volunteers, volunteer lawyers, paralegals and legal administrative staff.

About HUB Community Projects Inc (“HUB”)

HUB Community Projects is a community-based organisation delivering the following programs:

• HUB Community Legal
• HUB Neighbourhood Centre

Our vision: A just and inclusive community.

Our purpose: HUB is a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for and engages with our diverse community. We offer legal services and community centred neighbourhood activities. We’re open to all members of the community and focus our services where we can have the greatest impact. We work in flexible ways across Inala and the south western suburbs of Greater Brisbane. We offer a blend of support through our neighbourhood centre and legal services. We work together with other services in a welcoming community space.

Our values

• Ethical: We are committed to ethical practice, accountability, and professionalism.
• Respectful: We respect individuals for their diverse backgrounds, experiences, approaches and ideas.
• Inclusive: We encourage, empower, and support community participation.
• Collaborative: We work in partnership with people and other organisations to benefit the community.
• We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We value the rich culture, languages and wisdom of First Nations peoples. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present.

Our goals

• 1. Provide quality, prioritised, and accessible legal and community services
• 2. Increase community participation and access to justice
• 3. Advance effective governance and a high performing team
• 4. Amplify impact through strong connections with community and key partners

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Welcoming and supportive team environment
• Office based work from our office in Inala plus regular travel to courts, community-based outreach locations, or external meetings
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance: flexible hours/accrual of time off in lieu and some possibility to work from home
• Occasional evening work to support legal advice clinic (evening work is negotiable)
• Additional paid leave over Christmas/New Year is typically available each year
• Involves working with people with complex legal and social issues and exposure to sensitive or distressing situations
• External supervision & Employee Assistance Program available

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

HUB is committed to being a culturally safe and inclusive organisation where the diverse experiences of our staff are valued. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Queries can be sent to: Alison O'Quinn via [email protected] or [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Generalist Lawyer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description including the key selection criteria is attached.