JOIN US AS A FAMILY LAWYER!

• Passionate about family law, social justice, and helping those in need?
• Ready to make an impact with Australia’s largest family law practice?
• Looking for career growth, work-life balance, and a supportive team?
  If so, we want to hear from you!
  Experience in family law, care and protection or domestic violence matters is highly desirable but not essential.
  We will use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

ABOUT US

Legal Aid NSW provides legal support in criminal, family, and civil law. We offer advice, court assistance, and family dispute resolution by phone or at our 28 offices.
Legal Aid NSW has Australia’s largest family law practice, handling diverse and dynamic cases across all life stages. We help adults and children resolve disputes and achieve safe, workable family arrangements. Our services include legal advice, outreach, duty services, family dispute resolution, and case representation in Commonwealth family law matters (property, parenting, child support, Hague Convention), state care and protection cases (parens patriae, NCAT, education), and domestic violence matters across NSW.

DO YOU NEED HELP TO APPLY?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact on or email: Carey Pearson on 02 49086111 or email: Carey.Pearson@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW

Application closing date: Tuesday 11 February 2025, 11:59pm

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Family Lawyer, you will play a critical role in in the provision of family law services to clients of Legal Aid NSW. Your responsibilities include:

• Provide high quality advice and assistance, and casework service to disadvantaged communities;
• Conduct an effective legal practice;
• Comply with the Legal Aid Commission Act, policies and practice management standards and undertake all related administrative and case management activities.

Five roles will be included in this recruitment. Please refer to the role descriptions below for further details:
1. Solicitor Grade I-III Domestic Violence Unit (DVU)
2. Solicitor Grade I-III Early Intervention Unit (EIU)
3. Solicitor Grade I-III Family for Aboriginal Communities (FamAC)
4. Solicitor Grade I-III Generic

1. Solicitor Grade I-III Statewide Advice Team (SWAT)* (please refer to the Generic role description for this role)

• The SWAT role delivers high-quality legal advice via phone and video, assisting with straightforward matters, grants of aid, and referrals. Team members also develop legal resources and support LawAccess NSW in providing accurate information to clients.

In the next 18 months, we may have ongoing and/or temporary roles available in offices and specialist teams across New South Wales. In the pre-screening questions, you will be asked to nominate your preferred role(s) and office location(s):
Sydney and Surrounding Areas: Central Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, Blacktown, Bankstown, Campbelltown
Illawarra and South Coast: Wollongong, Nowra
Central Coast and Hunter Region: Gosford, Newcastle
North Coast: Port Macquarie, Lismore, Coffs Harbour
Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Orange
Northern NSW: Tamworth
Southern NSW: Wagga Wagga, Albury
Domestic Violence Unit: various locations, including some locations listed above
Early Intervention Unit: various locations, including some locations listed above
Family Law Service for Aboriginal Communities: various locations, including some locations listed above
Statewide Advice Team: Parramatta, flexible work arrangement negotiable.

Watch the videos below to discover the real impact you can have as part of our Family Law team:

• Domestic Violence Unit
• Early Intervention Unit
• Family Law Service for Aboriginal Communities
• Child support service

THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

You must:

• be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
• be able to provide a current NSW Practising Certificate before you start work with us
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• have a valid Driver Licence and/or the capacity to travel regularly, and to regional and remote areas

The Family Law Division have a number of roles where it is a statutory obligation for staff to hold a valid Working With Children Check. You will be required to provide your Working With Children Check details prior to commencement in any role requiring the check.

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact on or email: Carey Pearson on 02 49086111 or email: Carey.Pearson@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NS