Senior Economic Justice Lawyer

Northern Community Legal Centre

As Economic Justice Lawyer, you will deliver high-quality legal advice, casework, and representation to clients across all areas affecting their financial security, including:

• Tenancy
• Debt

Working closely with our legal and community development teams, you will ensure wrap-around support that goes beyond legal advice. This includes community engagement, legal education initiatives, and connecting clients with holistic services to address their broader needs.

The Senior Economic Justice Lawyer, in addition to the responsibilities outlined above, will provide leadership and supervision to the economic justice legal team, manage and oversee complex casework, and identify intersecting legal and non-legal issues to ensure comprehensive client support.

This role is an opportunity to combine your legal expertise with your passion for economic justice, working in a collaborative and supportive team environment.

Our vision is that the people of Melbourne's North West and Northern growth areas have access to high quality legal help, advice and justice, and their rights are protected.

The Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) is a dynamic not-for-profit generalist community legal centre which operates in one of the fastest growing areas of Melbourne, and has a significant catchment including the Merri-bek, Hume and Mitchell Shire Local Government Areas.

NCLC values an inclusive, flexible and supportive environment and are committed to providing a culture towards our clients, staff and stakeholders that reflects our values:

• Respectful: Acting with integrity, inclusiveness and accountability to each other, our clients and the community.
• Innovative: Using creativity and flexibility to find the best possible solutions for our clients.
• Connecting: Working with our community to achieve shared goals.
• Passionate: Caring and supportive.
• Outstanding Service: Delivering beyond expectations.

NCLC is committed to providing a working environment that is flexible, friendly, collaborative, positive and supports team members to achieve a work/life balance. We offer:

• Generous salary packaging: Including access to Accommodation and Meals Entertainment packaging.
• Additional Leave: Enjoy five weeks annual leave, plus paid annual shut-down leave between Christmas to New Year.
• Wellbeing support: Access to free, confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Work-life balance: Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work options, so you can thrive both personally and professionally.
• Professional Development: Access to regular professional development, including training, mentoring and networking.
• Collaborative culture: Be part of a passionate, supportive team who value respect, innovation, and making a difference.

Lawyer (Level 4/5): $ $90,742.34 - $108,510.53 per annum (depending on experience), plus employer funded superannuation.

Senior Lawyer (Level 6): $113,402.64 - $118,432.74 per annum (depending on experience), plus employer funded superannuation.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Luke McLean, Director of Legal Practice on 03 9310 4376.

This is a 1-year (funded) fixed term position.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

A position description for each role is attached.

NCLC is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and racially marginalised and refugee backgrounds, people of all ages, neurodiverse people, gender diverse people and LGBTQIA+ people. We welcome applications from people with a diversity of backgrounds and experience, including lived experience of the issues we work on.

• Lawyer (Level 4/5): $ $90,742.34 - $108,510.53 per annum / Senior Lawyer (Level 6): $113,402.64 - $118,432.74 per annum