Location:Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
Req ID: 76791

Solicitor in Charge, Your Voice: Children’s Out-of-Home Care Advocacy Service - Legal Officer Grade VI

• Competitive Salary: $165,865 - $169,359pa (plus superannuation and leave loading)
• Temporary Full Time up to 30 June 2026 (possibility of extension or conversion to ongoing)
• Location: Sydney CBD

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.
Your Voice: Children’s Out-of-Home Care Advocacy Service (Your Voice) is a specialist team in the Family Law Division of Legal Aid NSW. Your Voice provides family law, civil law, advocacy and casework assistance to highly disadvantaged young people who are out-of-home care (OOHC) or have had an OOHC experience.

DO YOU NEED HELP TO APPLY?

If you have questions about the role, you can reach out to Katie Kelso, Executive Director Family Law on (02) 9219 5711 or via email at katie.kelso@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
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Closing Date: Tuesday 2 September 2025 at 11.59pm

ABOUT THE ROLE

Initially, the primary purpose of the role is to lead the design and establishment of a cross-practice multidisciplinary socio-legal service for children and young people who are in OOHC or have had an OOHC experience.
Once the service is established, the primary purpose of the role is to provide senior management and leadership of the service and contribute to the strategic direction of Legal Aid NSW services for children and young people as high priority clients.

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)
• Capacity to travel regularly, and to regional and remote areas
• Eligible to undertake care and protection work in accordance with the quality standards

The Family Law Division have several 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.