Solicitor

Encircle Ltd.; Strathpine; Presencial; AUD 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

No billable targets

Above-award remuneration

Annual leave loading

Flexible work arrangements

Training opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Encircle Community Services Ltd is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join the Pine Rivers Community Legal Service team in the Strathpine, Caboolture and Redcliffe area. You will provide high quality legal advice and ongoing support to vulnerable clients, with a focus on family law and domestic violence issues.

The role offers above-award remuneration, no billable targets, annual leave loading, and flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

Formación

• Current unrestricted QLS Practising Certificate (preferred).
• 1–1.5 years’ experience as a Solicitor in Family Law and/or Domestic and Family Violence.
• Domestic and Family Violence Duty Lawyer Accreditation or willingness to undertake training.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal advice, information, and ongoing legal support services to clients.
• Participate in the development of operational work plans for the team.
• Provide high quality, accurate and comprehensive community legal services in areas such as consumer law, family law, and domestic and family violence.
• Coordinate our evening walk-in services when rostered.
• Build relationships and referrals with other Encircle services or agencies.

Conocimientos

Legal research

Client advocacy

Communication

Negotiation

Educación

LLB/JD

QLS Practising Certificate

Descripción del empleo

Pay SCHADS Award Level 5 + above-award remuneration + salary packaging available

Full-Time/Part-Time, Fixed Term until 30th June 2027

Are you driven to support the community, in particular the community legal sector? Do you work with energy, curiosity, professionalism and optimism? Do you want to say goodbye to the burning of the candle on both ends and a hello to a healthy work life balance? Then, we’d love to hear from you.

The Encircle Pine Rivers Community Legal Service (EPRCLS), a part of Encircle Community Services Ltd (Encircle), working for not for profit, offers the following benefits:

No billable targets + above-award remuneration

Annual leave loading

Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance

Training opportunities to advance your legal career and broaden your understanding of community services

EPRCLS is looking for an experienced and motivated Solicitor to join our team.

About the Team

EPRCLS operates across multiple locations in the Moreton Bay and greater North Brisbane area providing free legal advice, information, and referrals as well as community legal education for vulnerable people facing disadvantage. We also support the Domestic and Family Violence Duty Lawyer Services in the area. Over the years, we've attracted student and professional volunteers who work with us because they are passionate about building legal capacity and resilience in our most vulnerable community members.

Encircle has been supporting people in the Moreton Bay and Brisbane North regions for 35+ years, creating a culture where everyone can be their best, in an environment that values inclusion, diversity, and flexibility. At Encircle, everyone is welcome, everyone belongs.

We are driven to support our community through their toughest challenges, helping them reach their goals. We work with energy, curiosity, professionalism, and optimism - if you work in the same way, we'd love to hear from you!

Encircle is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from a CALD background and people living with a disability.

About this Role

Working across the Moreton Bay Region in our Strathpine, Caboolture and Redcliffe Offices, you will support a team of solicitors to provide quality legal services to clients in line with funding agreements.

To be successful in this role you will possess the ability to:

Provide legal advice, information, and ongoing legal support services to clients.

Participate in the development of operational work plans for the team.

Provide high quality, accurate and comprehensive community legal services, in areas of law impacting vulnerable community members such as: consumer law, family law, and domestic and family violence.

Coordinate our popular evening walk-in services when rostered.

With a strong focus on collaboration, you will build relationships and strengthen networks as part of a multidisciplinary organisation to provide referral pathways for clients to other Encircle support services or to other agencies within the region, where appropriate.

You will be able to provide evidence of:

Requirements:

Current unrestricted QLS Practising Certificate (preferred but solicitors with restricted Practising Certificates will be considered).

At least 1-1.5 years’ experience as a Solicitor with experience in the areas of Family Law and/or Domestic and Family Violence.

Domestic and Family Violence Duty Lawyer Accreditation or willing to undertake training.

Key Selection Criteria:

Demonstrated experience in the provision of generalist legal advice and the skill to provide immediate generalist community law advice (such as QCAT matters, consumer law, human rights law).

Demonstrated experience in the provision of family law and domestic and family law advice and the skills to immediately provide family law and domestic and family law advice.

Accreditation as a domestic and family violence duty lawyer or ability to apply successfully for accreditation within a maximum of 3 months from date of employment.

Demonstrated ability to convey complex legal information in a manner appropriate to the client group.

Demonstrated capacity to work in and contribute to an effective small team.

Demonstrated understanding of Social Justice principles.

Demonstrated understanding of contemporary challenges, needs, issues and sensibilities of all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), LGBTIQA+ backgrounds and other vulnerable population groups and the application of Social Justice principles.

Encircle is committed to being a child safe organisation. We believe every child and young person has the right to feel safe, respected, included and heard. We work proactively to prevent harm, promote wellbeing, and create environments where children and young people can participate with confidence. At Encircle, we believe the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is everyone's responsibility.