Parramatta, 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 23 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
Manage a Parramatta branch of Legal Aid NSW that is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of specialist family law services and houses key staff responsible for the delivery of civil law services for Western Sydney, and Child Support Services across NSW.
The Solicitor in Charge is responsible for leading and managing the day to day activities of the Parramatta Regional Office, ensuring that high quality legal advice and representation is provided to legally aided in-house clients. As the most senior lawyer in the office, the role provides leadership and expert advice/guidance to solicitors predominantly practicing family law, to ensure the delivery of high quality legal services and compliance with Legal Aid policies, guidelines and practice management standards. The occupant is responsible for developing key relationships with internal and external stakeholders including private practitioners, legal assistance providers, community organisations and court personnel.
ABOUT YOU
You will be a highly experienced lawyer with a background in either family, care and protection or civil law areas. You must be an accomplished manager with a background in managing large teams of lawyers. Ideally you will have had experience in developing service delivery plans for your team and implementing them. You will have significant experience in the employment, supervision and leadership of legal staff. You will be expected to personally conduct a legal practice as time permits.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
• Admission or eligibility for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
• Ability to provide a valid Practising Certificate upon commencement
• Willingness to undertake a Criminal Record Check and/or working with Children Check
HOW TO APPLY
Applications MUST be submitted online through www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au to be considered. No late applications will be accepted.
Applicants should read the Role Description and consider the Focus Capabilities and Key Accountabilities when preparing their resume and cover letter.
Applicants are requested to attach:
• current resume / curriculum vitae (CV) (maximum 5 pages)
• cover letter (maximum 2 pages) responding to the following two questions:
1. What challenges might you expect when managing a large team of lawyers and support staff and how would you address these challenges?
2. This role is responsible for the second largest site of family lawyers in Legal Aid NSW and the successful applicant will be the public face of family law services for Legal Aid NSW in the Parramatta region. Outline how your previous roles would equip you for this.
The selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining capability and suitability for the role.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Legal Aid NSW welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
Legal Aid NSW provides dignified access to accommodate the diverse needs of our community. We acknowledge and support the access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities, as such all of our offices are accessible.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to participate in the recruitment process, or you are looking for general information about our reasonable adjustment process, please contact our team via email, and advise your preferred method of communication: erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
FURTHER INFORMATION
• 1x Ongoing Opportunity at Parramatta (35HPW)
• Enquiries: Kylie Beckhouse on (02) 9219 5789 or email Kylie.Beckhouse@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Package up to $156K
• Jobs Board Ref No. 00006UD6
• Closing Date: Sunday, 17 March 2019 [11:59pm]
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