• Temporary role with potential for extension or permanency
• Sharpen your leadership in an innovative digital legal service model
• Benefit from flexible work arrangements, including working from home
• Competitive salary package up to $184,979, including salary ($161,034 - 164,426), employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

ABOUT US

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.
The State-Wide Advice Team (SWAT) is a unique and innovative team of lawyers providing telephone advice to eligible clients across NSW. The team is a high-volume provider of advice with over 19,000 advice sessions provided to clients last year. The team has 30+ staff and provides 30% of all family law advice, 22% of all criminal law advice and 12% of all civil law advice for Legal Aid NSW. SWAT also has the Legal Resource Team which owns, drafts and keeps up to date most of the legal information on the Legal Aid NSW website. The team works flexibly with most staff working predominantly from home.

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 Executive Director Client Service Jane Cipants on jane.cipants@legalaid.nsw.gov.au or 0413 026 919.
• 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

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Solicitor in Charge for the Statewide Advice Team (SWAT), you will lead a high-performing hybrid team to deliver telephone legal advice across diverse client groups and legal areas. Your responsibilities will include developing innovative legal resources, ensuring client-responsive services, and supporting a well-trained team aligned with the Client Service Model.
This role involves cultivating strong relationships with stakeholders, including LawAccess NSW, regional offices, and legal assistance providers, to enhance access to justice across NSW.
Based in Parramatta with flexible hybrid work arrangements, this role is perfect for someone with expertise in Family, Crime, or Civil law, looking to step away from face-to-face clinical work and embrace innovative, client-focused service delivery in a high-volume, cross-practice environment.

THIS ROLE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TILL THE END OF AUGUST 2025, WITH POSSIBILITY TO BE EXTENDED AND/OR MADE ONGOING.

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

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
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)

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 Executive Director Client Service Jane Cipants on jane.cipants@legalaid.nsw.gov.au or 0413 026 919.
• 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