• Busy legal practice, providing responsive, individualised service
• WHPS provides specialist legal, and non-legal support for women
• 3 days per week, 12-month fixed term contract initially

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is a leading social justice law and policy centre. We build a fairer, stronger society by helping to change laws, policies and practices that cause injustice and inequality.

• We offer a dynamic workplace where wellbeing is promoted
• Flexible working is supported, choose your days
• Salary packaging can be accessed

The Women’s Homelessness Prevention Service (WHPS) is a new service as part of PIAC’s Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS), providing specialist, holistic support including both legal and non-legal assistance to women. It particularly seeks to reach victim-survivors of domestic and family violence who:

• are at risk of being evicted, homeless, and/or facing other barriers to accessing and maintaining safe and stable housing and/or
• have been policed or charged with criminal offences.

You will support the work of the WHPS and assist with administration for the HPLS team, including:

• Managing and processing client files including drafting outcome letters
• Appointment setting including for clients in custody, and reception cover
• Liaising with clients and stakeholders including police, courts and corrections

You have experience providing administrative support in a legal practice, including drafting correspondence, an ability to prioritise workload and develop workflow systems and processes, intermediate MS Word and Excel skills, accurate and efficient data entry skills and a familiarity using a database. Your attributes include:

• Capacity to exercise sound judgement in dealing with sensitive, confidential matters
• Confident and courteous approach to assisting a range of people
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you would like to contribute to the work of the WHPS and support women who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness or who are in contact with the criminal legal system, please direct your enquiries to Tara Imrie, Senior Solicitor, WHPS via [email protected] using the subject line: Paralegal - Women's Homelessness Prevention Service enquiry via EthicalJobs, or for application instructions, click 'Apply Now'.

Please note there is no application close date, and we invite you to apply as soon as possible.

A position description is attached.