• One year contract, full time or part time role.
• Salary and benefits: $90,934 - $123,454 p.a. (pro rata for part time) depending on qualifications and experience.
• This is an identified role for a person of First Nations descent who identifies and is accepted as such in the community.

Redfern Legal Centre has an exciting opportunity for a First Nations lawyer to join our dynamic team. The role involves maintaining strong relationships with local First Nations stakeholders and interesting legal work across a varied range of areas of law. The First Nations Justice Solicitor will work collaboratively with our specialist, experienced lawyers to deliver a culturally safe and responsive legal service to First Nations clients.

Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change. We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales. We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform. We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.

Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible conditions and supports wellbeing. We require job applicants to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or to have a valid medical exemption. Being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement for this role under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your application. Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, catherine@rlc.org.au using the subject line: First Nations Justice Solicitor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.