Who is ILC?

Illawarra Legal Centre Inc (ILC) has a philosophy of making law accessible to those who are disadvantaged in our society due to a lack of finances, education, English language proficiency and those people generally considered in poverty.

ILC’s people are dedicated, driven, person-focused and committed to ILC’s Values of People First, Relationships, Access and Opportunity, Fairness and Responsibility. The principles of social justice and human rights underpin our work.

Position description

Illawarra Legal Centre’s (ILC) Welfare Rights Solicitor provides free legal services to people living in the Illawarra Region. ILC is committed to assisting people to access their legal rights.

The primary purpose to of the Welfare Rights Solicitor is to provide advocacy and casework in Social Security (Centrelink) matters as part of the Generalist Solicitors Service. The Welfare Rights Solicitor undertakes policy and law reform work in this area of legislation, as well as provides community legal education to both community workers and clients.

This position is primarily based at ILC’s office based in Wollongong. The position will require travel to outreach locations, across the Illawarra and occasional out of hours work to support evening advice.

Essential Criteria

• Immediately eligible to hold a practicing certificate issued by the Law Society of NSW.
• Demonstrated experience providing legal services to people who have experienced social and/ or economic disadvantage.
• Self-management skills with strong attention to detail, and ability to work to deadlines while delivering high quality services.
• Excellent all round communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and respectfully in a way that can be understood by our clients.
• Effective interpersonal skills including being a team player, open to feedback, critical thinking and problem solving, self-confidence, and flexibility.

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To learn more about ILC visit - www.illawarralegalcentre.org.au