Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
Solicitor In Charge – Legal Officer Grade VI – Family Law Executive – Central Sydney – Ongoing – Full-time (00008M1A)
• Flexible working arrangement
• Competitive salary package up to 164k per year
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 28 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
This role provides senior management and leadership of the Legal Aid NSW inhouse family law practice to ensure that high quality services are provided to legally aided clients in family law matters and that our services are delivered in an effective and efficient manner across the state.
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will be an experienced solicitor and strategic leader who can:
- provide expert advice/guidance to solicitors within the Family Law Division to ensure that both consistent standards of service delivery and the needs of the community are met.
- manage the provision of high-quality legal advice, minor assistance, and representation services in family law matters in accordance with Legal Aid NSW policies and guidelines, including conducting more complex litigation.
- oversee the allocation of independent children's lawyer matters across NSW and contribute to the quality assurance processes.
- evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of services to inform service delivery planning and decision making
- implement and/or recommend initiatives in policies and service delivery
- keep abreast of legal developments and community needs to assist with the provision of information about legal development in the area of family law and contribute to the initiation, coordination, and undertaking of related law and policy reform initiatives
- assist to coordinate and provide community legal education and training on family law issues.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
• Legal Qualifications
• 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
• Ability to provide or willingness to undertake a working with Children Check
• Holding Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency is an essential requirement for ongoing roles
• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing in role
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. Outline your experience in the provision of legal services in the family law system, including your experience supervising and managing staff and leading service delivery, law reform and policy initiatives and projects.
2. Identify three challenges facing practitioners in the family law system and outline how the Family Law Division of Legal Aid NSW could respond to these challenges.
Please save your CV and Cover Letter as 'LAST NAME, First name – CV/Cover Letter' in PDF or word format.
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 temporary and ongoing vacancies that may arise over the next 18 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
• Ongoing Opportunity at Central Sydney (35HPW)
• Enquiries: Convenor – Director, Family Law Alexandra Colquhoun on (02) 9219 5667 or Alexandra.Colquhoun@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Salary Range $145,211 – $148,270 pa plus superannuation & leave loading
• Jobs Board Ref No. 00008M1A
• Closing Date: Tuesday 15 February 2022 [11:59pm]
To ensure recruitment at Legal Aid NSW continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual methods may be used for interviews and assessments. This may include interviews conducted by video, telephone interviewing, Microsoft Teams meetings and online assessments.
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