• $97,500 - $133,050 per annum plus full salary packaging options
• Full-time preferred but open to part-time at least 3 days per week

Who we are

WLC improves women’s lives through specialist legal representation, support and advocacy. We strive to be a feminist employer of choice, and our work practices reflect the realities of women’s lives and support all staff to balance personal, family, cultural, and community responsibilities alongside meaningful work. Wellbeing, gender equity, and trauma-informed practice is an integral commitment to our employees.

What you will do

Our Family Solicitors provide support, advice and representation for clients dealing with a range of matters across family law including care arrangements for children, dividing property upon separation, family violence orders, early intervention care and protection advice and representation in ACT and Commonwealth courts:

• Develop and maintain a high level of technical competence in the areas of family law, family violence and care protection
• Support the effective operation of partnerships, including providing legal services through partnership sites and teams
• Work collaboratively with social workers and case workers to ensure social work and legal services are well integrated and meet client needs

Our Family Solicitors also work closely with staff in WLC’s health and community partners to deliver legal services in community settings (ACT Domestic Violence Crisis Service and ACT Child and Family Centres in Gungahlin, West Belconnen and Tuggeranong), work closely with staff at these partnership locations and are rostered to work offsite at our partner locations on a weekly basis.

About you

• Identify as a woman, trans or non-binary person
• Up to 6 years PQE
• Are reliable, organised and detail oriented
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to listen to and manage difficult conversations
• Have knowledge of and interest in Australia’s legal systems and processes
• Tech savviness

A lived experience of intersectionality is highly valued, so we welcome applications from First Nations women, women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, women with disabilities and women from the LBTIQA+ community.

What we will offer you

Our offer will include generous leave provisions, flexible working hours and Christmas shutdown, as well as access to salary packaging for everyday living expenses, meals and entertainment (which adds approx. $5.5K annually to your take-home pay).

Further information can be sought by emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Solicitors - Family enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.