Family Law Solicitor

Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Portable long service leave (community

Superannuation

Salary sacrifice arrangements

Job summary

The Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre invites applications for a solicitor to deliver legal advice across family law, domestic and family violence, and related civil matters in Mackay and surrounding regions.

The role includes some casework, drafting court documents, and developing community legal education.

Qualifications

• Hold a current solicitor's practising certificate.
• Have a current open driver licence.
• Demonstrate commitment to social justice.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive Notice Police Check or ability to obtain.
• Commitment to equity, access and social justice.
• Strong time management and personal organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice within the centre's areas of law, with some casework.
• Draft court documents in family law and domestic violence matters.
• Accredit as a Domestic and Family Violence duty lawyer with Legal Aid Queensland and represent at Mackay Magistrates Court approximately fortnightly.
• Undertake outreach across Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council areas and attend Legal Advice Evenings (~every 2 months).
• Suggest accreditation with Legal Aid Queensland to represent in Mental Health Review Tribunal.
• Occasionally require overnight travel for outreach and training.

Skills

Solicitor practising certificate

Driver licence

Communication skills

Empathy

Social justice

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre – Mackay QLD

This is a great opportunity to work in a coastal regional city, performing rewarding work.

This position is responsible for providing legal advice within the areas of law undertaken by the centre, a small amount of casework, and the development and delivery of community legal education.

The solicitor will mostly work within family law, domestic and family violence, and spend some time on child support and child protection matters, but from time to life will be required to advise in other civil areas of law. Drafting of court documents in family law, and domestic and family violence matters will be required. The role will involve promptly, if not already, becoming accredited as a Domestic and Family Violence duty lawyer with Legal Aid Queensland and performing that role at the Mackay Magistrates Court approximately every fortnight.

This position includes undertaking outreach throughout the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council areas, as well as attending Legal Advice Evenings approximately once every 2 months. Outreach and training opportunities will occasionally require an overnight stay.

It would be ideal to also become accredited with Legal Aid Queensland to provide representation in the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

More information is available in the position description on our website at: https://mrclc.com.au/vacancies/.

About you

Hold a current solicitor's practising certificate.

Have a current open driver licence. This must be maintained throughout employment as you will be required to attend meetings, training and provide assistance at outreach locations.

Demonstrate a strong commitment to social justice.

Interpret instructions quickly, prioritise conflicting work demands, and ensure tasks are completed within given timeframes.

Have effective listening skills, communication skills and empathy.

Have a current Positive Notice Police Check or capacity to attain a Positive Notice Police Check. Agreement for the MRCLC to conduct this check is required.

Have a commitment to the principles of equity, access and social justice.

Have excellent written and oral communication skills.

Be proficient in computer skills, particularly with the Microsoft suite.

Have a high level of accuracy, personal organisational skills and time management.

About us

The Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc. (MRCLC) is a charity that provides free and confidential legal advice, information, referrals, ongoing assistance such as drafting court documents, and representation to financially disadvantaged people primarily in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac regions. MRCLC also provides presentations on various legal topics to organisations and members of the community.

Assistance is provided in various areas of law, including residential tenancy, elder abuse, family law, domestic and family violence, consumer protection, debt, neighbourhood disputes, mental health and employment. The Centre currently has a full-time Manager and Principal Solicitor, 5 full-time solicitors, 1 part-time solicitor, an Office Manager and 2 full-time administration officers, and contributions from volunteers.

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Portable long service leave (community sector)

Superannuation

Salary sacrifice arrangements available as the MRCLC is a charity

Position Description is available here: https://mrclc.com.au/vacancies/.