Law Graduate - First Nations Social Justice Graduate Program

NIT; Sydney; Ibrido; AUD 60.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible/remote work supported

Practical Legal Training funding

Descrizione del lavoro

The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre and the Justice and Equity Centre in Sydney offer a structured two-year graduate program. In phase one, you will work part-time as a paralegal while pursuing admission as a lawyer in NSW, supported by the program.

Phase two moves you to full-time solicitor work on criminal law casework and strategic litigation. Suitable candidates will have completed or be completing an LLB or JD in Australia by 2026/2027 and show a strong commitment to social justice, with

Competenze

• Demonstrate commitment to social and criminal justice.
• Completed or completing LLB/JD in Australia by 2026/2027.
• Able to manage competing demands and deliver high-quality results.

Mansioni

• Phase 1: support admission as a lawyer in NSW while working part-time as a paralegal at The Shopfront and the JEC.
• Phase 2: full-time solicitor role handling individual casework (primarily criminal law) and policy work at the JEC.

Conoscenze

Commitment to social and criminal jus.

Legal research

Legal writing

Teamwork

Formazione

LLB or JD completed in Australia

Descrizione del lavoro

The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre (The Shopfront) and the Justice and Equity Centre (JEC) have partnered to provide this unique opportunity to lay the foundations for your legal career.

The Shopfront provides free legal advice and assistance for homeless and disadvantaged young people aged 25 years and younger. It is a pro bono project of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, in partnership with Mission Australia and The Salvation Army.

The Justice and Equity Centre (formerly the Public Interest Advocacy Centre) is a leading social justice law and policy centre. We build a fairer, stronger society by helping to change laws, policies and practices that cause injustice and inequality.

• Structured 2-year program for law graduates
• Paid Practical Legal Training and financial support
• Sydney, CBD location, with some flexible/remote work supported
• Identified position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

The program runs for a total of two years, in two phases. It can be tailored to suit the requirements of the different Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP, or equivalent qualification) course structures on offer. In phase one you will be supported to achieve admission as a lawyer in NSW, while working part time in a paralegal role at The Shopfront and the JEC. In phase two you will be employed full time as a solicitor, providing individual casework assistance to clients of The Shopfront (primarily focused on criminal law), and then working at the JEC on strategic litigation and policy responses to issues arising in that casework.

about you

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate commitment to social and criminal justice and have completed, or are completing in 2026/early 2027, an LLB or JD law degree in Australia, with capacity to:

• Manage competing demands and deliver high-quality results on time
• Undertake detailed legal research with meticulous writing skills
• Achieve outcomes individually and within a team
• Engage in a way that promotes fairness and equity

This position is intended as a special measure for the purposes of s 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975(Cth) and the subject of an exemption granted under s 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW).

Please note the application close date is as advertised, and anticipated commencement for this role is early June 2027.

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