• Competitive salary package up to $153,520
• Temporary until 30 June 2025
• Flexible work options available

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

Legal Aid NSW has received temporary funding for a statewide Respect at Work Legal Service (RAWLS) that provides trauma-informed advice and representation services to those who have experienced sexual harassment and/or discrimination at work. RAWLS is working closely with service partners in government, the community, justice and health sectors in developing referral pathways and providing community legal education to priority client groups across the state.

About the role

The Grade IV Legal Officer in RAWLS will contribute to the leadership and supervision of the RAWLS team.

The role provides high quality and trauma-informed advice, minor assistance and casework services to clients in sexual harassment and discrimination matters.

About you

You are a Lawyer with substantial experience in discrimination and/or employment law, who can respond sensitively to the needs of people who have experienced sexual harassment and/or discrimination. You have a commitment to high quality service delivery.

You will have strong leadership and practice supervision skills with a commitment to work collaboratively to manage a team dispersed across the state.

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard. 

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. 

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at [email protected] using the subject line: Solicitor, Legal Officer Grade IV - Respect at Work Legal Service - Civil Law enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Other benefits of working with us

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life. 

The essential requirements for this role

You must: 

• be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
• be able to provide a current NSW Practising Certificate before you start work with us
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• Drivers Licence – Be able to travel to metropolitan and/or regional and remote areas at times

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online via the "Apply Now" button. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.

Your application must include: 

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following two target questions below: 

1. Your legal experience in discrimination or employment law including your experience building the capacity of lawyers to deliver these legal services.
2. What are the challenges in supervising junior lawyers in a specialised sexual harassment and workplace discrimination legal practice that is client-centred? 

Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it.

Do you need help to apply?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Fiona Pace on 0427 388 789 or email: [email protected]. 
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch via [email protected] to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate. 
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