Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW

Senior Solicitor – Legal Officer Grade IV – Family Law – Temporary/Ongoing – Full-time/Part-time – Sydney Metropolitan Region Talent Pool (ID: 00008ADZ)
• Convenient Sydney Metropolitan locations
• Competitive Salary Package up to $139k
• Chance to get onto a talent pool for future temporary/ongoing opportunities
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 Solicitor IV role will provide senior management and leadership in the provision of family law services to socially and economically disadvantaged people in accordance with the Legal Aid NSW Plan and the Family Law Division Business Plan. This includes directly providing legal services to clients of Legal Aid NSW, including in more complex matters.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for an experienced solicitor with an ability to undertake and supervise complex litigation in Family Law and Care & Protection law. You also have strong management experience to ensure effective leadership and management of staff within a legal environment.
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 and/or Working with Children Check
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident or hold a valid working visa for temporary vacancies
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident for ongoing vacancies
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.
• current resume / curriculum vitae (CV) (maximum 5 pages)
• cover letter (maximum 1 pages)
As part of the application process, you will also be required to respond to two targeted questions with a maximum of 300 words per question. Please do not attach your responses to these questions. Instead, provide your responses when prompted during the application process:
1. Demonstrate your capacity to undertake and supervise complex litigation in Family Law and Care & Protection Law.
2. Outline your qualifications and experience in leading and managing staff in a legal environment.
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 or ongoing vacancies that may arise over the next 18 months.
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.
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
• Talent pool for ongoing/temporary and full-time/part-time opportunities
• Enquiries: Convenor Christine Lovell-Jones on (02) 4908 6133 or Christine.Lovell-Jones@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• The Sydney Metropolitan Offices include: Bankstown, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, Sutherland, Sydney Central
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Salary Range $123,599 – $125,977 plus superannuation & leave loading
• Jobs Board Ref No.00008ADZ
• Closing Date: Sunday 20 June 2021 [11:59pm]
• The Family Law Division have a number of roles where it is a statutory obligation for staff to hold a valid Working with Children Check. If you are successfully placed on the Talent Pool, please note you will be required to provide your Working with Children Check details prior to commencement in any role requiring the check.

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