Family Law Practice Lead
2 months ago
The Women's Legal Centre ACT is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Family Law Practice Lead to join their team. As a key member of the Centre's executive leadership team, the successful applicant will be responsible for developing and delivering on strategy, while leading and driving the family law practice area's delivery of services, partnerships, and trauma-informed legal services.
Key ResponsibilitiesThe Family Law Practice Lead will supervise and guide a team of solicitors to provide expert legal advice and achieve high-impact outcomes for clients. This will include:
- Mentoring and facilitating professional development opportunities for team members
- Ensuring the practice actively contributes to law reform initiatives, public interest, and advocacy work
- Developing partnership opportunities and managing stakeholder relationships
- Managing complex casework as required, including representation in ACT and Commonwealth courts
- Representing the Centre in local and national law reform forums
To be successful in this role, the Family Law Practice Lead will need to have:
- A strong background in family law, with experience in supervising legal practitioners and overseeing complex casework
- High-level partnership development, community, and stakeholder relations skills
- A commitment to trauma-informed practice, reflection, and self-care practices
- Eligibility to hold an ACT Unrestricted Practicing Certificate
The Women's Legal Centre ACT is an innovative, specialist community legal centre providing crucial legal and social support services to women in Canberra. The Centre is committed to providing holistic and wrap-around services to clients within a trauma-informed practice model and with a focus on early intervention, early resolution, and the facilitation of women's financial independence and safety.
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