Sydney, 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
We are looking for an experienced Criminal Lawyer to join the Grants Crime team. The Grade IV Solicitor Grants Crime will:
• Assess, process and determine complex applications for grants of legal aid across a range of Commonwealth and State criminal law matter types;
• assist in the supervision of Legal Officers in the Grants Crime section and lead staff in the delivery of high quality client-focused services &
• Provide training to Legal Officers and clerical staff in relation to Commonwealth and State criminal law matters
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will:
• Be an experienced criminal lawyer with expertise in assisting socially and economically disadvantaged people;
• Be a strong team player with demonstrated experience supervising and mentoring professional staff &
• Have experience in conducting informal training or a desire to gain such experience.
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
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident or hold a valid working visa
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. This role requires the interpretation of and provision of advice with relation to Legal Aid Policy. What experience do you have in interpreting and applying Legal Aid Policy?
2. This role requires you to advise and lead junior solicitors. What skills and experience do you have in that area?
The selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining capability and suitability for the role.
This recruitment will be used to fill any current vacancies and may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future vacancies that may arise over the next 12 months.
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 Temporary Opportunity at Central Sydney (35HPW)
• Temporary & Ongoing Talent Pool
• Enquiries: Scott Kirkwood on (02) 9219 5168 or Scott.Kirkwood@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Package up to $135K
• Jobs Board Ref No. 0000738I
• Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2019 [11:59pm]
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