Senior Generalist Solicitor

Elmo; Swan Hill; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Paid placements

Job summary

Mallee Family Care is seeking an experienced Senior - Generalist Solicitor to join their dynamic Legal Team focusing on access to justice issues, social justice and human rights. The MFC CLC serves the Northern and Southern Mallee of Victoria and South West New South Wales, offering free, confidential legal advice, information, referral and casework.

The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in the Health Justice Partnership, addressing needs of vulnerable community

Qualifications

• Must hold an unrestricted Practicing Certificate in Victoria.
• Admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria with at least 3 years post-admission experience.
• Driver's licence and willingness to travel, with overnight stays if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide free, confidential legal advice, information, referral and casework across a range of issues.
• Collaborate within the Health Justice Partnership multidisciplinary team to support clients.
• Engage in community legal education and law reform activities.

Skills

Unrestricted Practicing Certificate

Admission in Victoria

Post Admission Experience 3+ years

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 Senior - Generalist Solicitor to join their dynamic Legal Team focusing on access to justice issues, social justice and human rights. The MFC CLC is delivered to the Northern and Southern Mallee of Victoria and South West New South Wales. The generalist service offers free, confidential legal advice, information, referral and casework on a range of legal issues to support those most vulnerable in our community. The CLC also provides community legal education and engages in law reform activities.

The Service adopts an Integrated Service model, with collaboration required with other professional staff and service providers to best meet client need. In particular, the CLC provides a specialist approach to supporting families in our Health Justice Partnership (HJP) program. The HJP program is a multidisciplinary team (law, social work, mental health and financial counselling) that provides a range of innovative services in the Mallee communities and works in partnership with other agencies. The HJP aims to provide integrated services that address the needs of some of the most vulnerable members of our community, with a particular focus on women who have experienced, or are experiencing, family violence, those with mental health issues and priority cohort groups.

• A person employed at this level will be expected to have experience with an unrestricted Practicing Certificate.
• Admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria, with at least (3) three years Post Admission Experience.
• A current driver’s licence and a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.