Looking for more than just another legal job?

At Katherine Women's Information and Legal Service (KWILS), you'll represent clients in court, travel to remote communities, work alongside an integrated team of lawyers and support workers, deliver community legal education, and contribute to law reform - all while building an incredibly broad and rewarding legal career.

Based in Katherine, NT, you'll join a passionate team providing free legal assistance to women and gender diverse people across the Big Rivers region. Our work focuses on domestic, family and sexual violence, family law, child protection and victims of crime, delivered through a trauma-informed, culturally responsive and holistic model.

About the role

As a solicitor at KWILS, you'll:

• Provide high-quality legal advice, casework and court representation.
• Manage your own file load with mentoring and supervision.
• Work collaboratively with our integrated support team to deliver holistic services.
• Travel throughout the Big Rivers region to provide outreach services.
• Deliver community legal education.
• Contribute to policy, advocacy and law reform initiatives.

This role is ideal for a lawyer with 1–4 years' post-admission experience looking to broaden their practice while making a genuine difference.

What you'll receive

• Salary $99,294 – $110,360 plus super (dependent on experience)
• 3% annual retention bonus
• Generous salary packaging and remote area benefits
• 6 weeks annual leave plus 17.5% leave loading
• Generous personal leave provisions beyond national standards, that also increase with length of service.
• Ongoing training opportunities and a dedicated professional development budget.
• A supportive, collaborative and values-driven workplace
• Meaningful and varied legal work with real community impact
• Relocation assistance for the successful candidate moving to Katherine from interstate or other regions.

Why Katherine?

Katherine offers an incredible lifestyle - weekends exploring Nitmiluk Gorge, Edith Falls and Mataranka, a welcoming regional community, no long commutes, and the opportunity to experience some of Australia's most spectacular landscapes while building a rewarding legal career.

If you're looking for a role where you'll be challenged, supported and able to make a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Special measure statement

KWILS is a specialist women’s legal service supporting women experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence across the Big Rivers region.

This recruitment process is being undertaken as a special measure under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) to promote access to justice for women who have experienced violence.

Women (including trans women and gender diverse people) are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given priority consideration for this role.

For further information about the role, please see the attached position description.