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Senior Lawyer - Child Protection & Family Law

Northern Community Legal Centre

With the recent expansion of two existing integrated family violence programs, we are seeking to appoint either two part-time senior lawyers or a full-time senior lawyer with child protection law experience and/or family law.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

These positions will form part of a team consisting of family violence and migration lawyers, community engagement workers, and a project coordinator. The two projects will involve working in the first instance on a family violence program to support women on temporary visas escaping family violence, and on the second project working in maternal health justice settings to provide legal support to vulnerable women experiencing family violence.

ABOUT THE NORTHERN COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

The Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) is a dynamic not-for-profit community legal centre operating in one of the fastest growing areas of Melbourne, with a catchment including the Moreland, Hume and Mitchell Shire Local Government Areas. The NCLC operates from a central office located in Broadmeadows with outreach clinics to other service areas. NCLC’s growing, passionate and skilled team of 23 staff, including 11 lawyers, provide advice, casework, community legal education, community development and administrative support to priority clients, including victims of family violence.

ABOUT YOU

You are a senior lawyer with extensive litigation and casework experience in child protection and/or family law and want to make a difference to the lives of women seeking safety.

REMUNERATION

Salary range up to $97,000 per annum SCHCADS Award (depending on experience), plus employer funded superannuation. In addition, generous salary packaging is available (including access to Accommodation and Meal Entertainment packaging).

A full Position Description is available below.

For further information on the role, please contact Jenni Smith, CEO on 9310 4376 or [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Lawyer - Child Protection & Family Law enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Northern Community Legal Centre is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ identifying people and mature age workers to apply.

Applications will be processed as they are received.

A position description is attached.

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