Manager Strategic Law Reform

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government -Legal Aid Commission, Office of the Full time

Manager Strategic Law Reform - Legal Officer Grade VI - Legal Services - Central Sydney - Full-time - Ongoing

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.

About the role


This role manages and leads the Strategic Law Reform Unit and is aimed primarily at developing options and strategies in response to law reform, Government and justice sector initiatives.

Please see the Role Description for further details about the role.


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


WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW

We are committed to diversity and inclusion


We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us.

We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.


Other benefits of working with us

  • You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
  • We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

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
- have legal qualifications
- be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you start work with us
- be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
- hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Residency

How to apply
- your resume (no more than 5 pages)
- cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

In your cover letter, please respond to the following two target questions:

_ 1._
_Please describe your experience working in law reform._

_ 2._
_What interests you about this position?_

Do you need help to apply?

  • 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 Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
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