Solicitor

Tasc Community Legal Centre; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Award wages

Salary packaging

Additional paid leave over Christmas

Professional membership covered

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Tasc Community Legal Centre invites a Solicitor to join our team across Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi or Roma. You will provide legal advice, casework, education, and outreach, including duty lawyer services and mental health tribunal representation.

Based in regional southern Queensland, you will travel as needed, support junior staff and volunteers, and contribute to community needs with a client-centred, trauma-informed approach. Salary above Award with additional benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• A current practising certificate, or the ability to immediately obtain one.
• Eligibility to obtain a Positive Notice for Working with Children and Disability Services.
• A minimum of 3 years post-admission experience and at least one practice area.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and expanding legal knowledge.
• Sound professional judgement and collaborative approach to practice.
• Trauma-informed, client-centred service delivery.
• Alignment with Tasc's values: Integrity, Adaptability, Courage and Empowerment.
• Experience working with vulnerable clients and disadvantaged communities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of legal matters including family law, domestic violence, criminal and civil disputes.
• Provide duty lawyer services at local and remote courts and participate in mental health tribunal matters.
• Engage in education, outreach, and collaborating with junior staff, students and volunteers.
• Travel between offices and participate in remote outreach clinics when required.
• Develop and manage programs such as advice clinics to raise community awareness.
• Structure practice within established operational requirements to meet community needs.

Skills

Client advice

Casework

Collaboration

Problem solving

Trauma-informed practice

Client-centred service

Professional integrity

Tools

None

Job description

Based in Toowoomba with offices in Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Roma, Hervey Bay, and Gympie, Tasc Community Legal Centre provides a broad range of services including legal advice and advocacy to clients across the Greater Southern Queensland region. Key to our ongoing success are solicitors who are knowledgeable, patient, and tenacious, and a culture that is engaging, supportive, and driven to provide the best possible experience and outcomes for clients in a values-based framework.

The position

Joining our team in either Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi or Roma, the Solicitor will assist clients through the provision of legal advice, casework, education in our community, law reform, regional outreach, and collaboration with junior staff, students and volunteers.

As a Solicitor with Tasc, you will advise on a broad range of legal matters including family law and domestic violence, criminal, civil disputes, elder abuse, child protection, and other areas of law as they arise, or are identified as a community need. Provision of Duty Lawyer services at local and remote courts, and representation in Mental Health Tribunal matters is also expected, and training for accreditation will be provided. Some travel between our offices is necessary for training and development, as is rostered participation in remote outreach clinics of between 2-4 nights duration which run throughout the year. A work vehicle is provided for these trips.

You will have the flexibility to structure your practice within established operational requirements and in response to community needs, applying your skills and knowledge to deliver meaningful outcomes for clients. You can also explore other practice areas, develop and manage projects such as advice clinics and programs to raise awareness of the services we provide in our communities.

The person

The ability to consider your work through the lens of client impact is essential. To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A current practising certificate, or the ability to immediately obtain one.
• Eligibility to obtain a Positive Notice for Working with Children and Disability Services (Blue and Yellow Cards).
• A minimum of 3 years post-admission experience and experience in at least one of the practice areas outlined above.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and expanding your legal knowledge and skills.
• Sound professional judgement, strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to practice.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, client-centred service delivery.
• Alignment with Tasc's values of Integrity, Adaptability, Courage and Empowerment.
• Professionalism, resilience and the ability to value and respect the contributions of others.
• Experience working with vulnerable clients and an understanding of the challenges faced by disadvantaged individuals and communities.

The following will be highly regarded:

• Experience working within a Community Legal Centre, Legal Aid or multidisciplinary service environment.

You will be based in Toowoomba, Ipswich, Goondiwindi or Roma, with travel to other offices, including some regional overnight travel as necessary to ensure consistency of service coverage.

Salary and classification will be at SCHADS Award Level 5+.

We offer above Award wages and conditions, including additional paid leave over Christmas, and salary packaging is offered to increase your take-home pay. We cover the cost of your professional membership, ongoing development, and practising certificate, and provide other wellbeing initiatives to support you at work.