Generalist Solicitor - NSW

FamilyCare; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mallee Family Care is seeking an experienced Generalist Solicitor to join their Community Legal Centre team, focusing on access to justice, social justice and human rights across the Far West NSW region.

The role requires a NSW practising certificate or eligibility, admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, and willingness to travel. Onsite work in Broken Hill is essential for face-to-face service delivery, outreach and education.

Qualifications

• Current NSW practising certificate or eligible to obtain same.
• Admission as legal practitioner in Australia with relevant experience.
• Two years post admission preferred; one year considered.
• Valid driver’s licence; willing to travel and stay overnight when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide generalist legal services to the Far West NSW community.
• Deliver on-site face-to-face service delivery in Broken Hill.
• Engage in community legal education and law reform activities.
• Coordinate outreach to Wilcannia, Menindee, Ivanhoe, and nearby areas.

Skills

Willingness to travel

On-site work

Education

NSW practising certificate

Admission as legal practitioner Australia

Two years post admission preferred

Job description

Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.

Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.

We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.

Job Description

Position Objectives

The Mallee Family Care Community Legal Centre is seeking an experienced Generalist Solicitor to join their dynamic Legal Team focusing on access to justice issues, social justice and human rights. The MFCCLC is delivered to the Northern and Southern Mallee of Victoria, South West New South Wales and Far West NSW.

The MFCCLC Far West NSW program offers a range of services such as generalist, family law and/or family/domestic violence, outreach and duty lawyer services at the Broken Hill Local Court and Wilcannia court for minor traffic, tenancy matters and Domestic Violence orders. To do this the service provides free legal information, advice and casework to people living across the Far West (including Broken Hill LGA, Central Darling LGA and unincorporated areas that compromise of the Far West).

The service will also provide outreach services to Wilcannia, Menindee, Ivanhoe, Tibooburra and White Cliffs.

The Generalist Solicitor will be part of the wider MFCCLC team located across sites in the Mallee (Vic and NSW) and Far West NSW including remote workers. This role will work with those most vulnerable in the community and to be responsive to community legal needs is required to be onsite in Broken Hill for face to face service delivery. The MFCCLC also provides community legal education and engages in law reform activities to address postcode injustice and access to legal services as a human right.

The Community Legal Centre (CLC) team consists of legal and non-legal staff and is part of the ‘Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Services’ Directorate within Mallee Family Care, all working together to provide supportive programs for our community.

• The person employed as a Generalist Solicitor will be expected to have specific skills and the required knowledge to undertake a specialist role within the organisation.
• A current practising certificate in New South Wales is required or eligible to obtain same.
• Admission as a legal practitioner in any state in Australia, along with demonstrated relevant experience; (2) two years post admission preferable, however, (1) one year post admission will be considered.
• A current drivers license, a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.