Dubbo, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 25 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW and a number of specialist services and advice clinics. Working at Legal Aid NSW provides the opportunity to support people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are informed of their legal options and assist in addressing their unmet legal needs, particularly in civil and family law matters. The role also involves:
- Assisting legal officers and administrative staff to develop, coordinate, facilitate and implement outreach services and community legal education sessions with Aboriginal communities;
- Assisting the Solicitor-in-Charge, Office Manager, Regional Program Coordinators and legal officers on local community issues that may arise;
- Expanding the Work and Development Order (WDO) Scheme.
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and committed team member with experience in responding to the complex needs of Aboriginal clients. You should be able to communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds and work with relevant stakeholders and service delivery partners.
Source: Uniting News