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Advice Solicitor

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Women's Legal Service QLD Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

Advice Solicitor

Are you an experienced family lawyer who wants to work with like-minded, passionate women to provide holistic, trauma informed and culturally safe legal advice and minor task assistance to financially disadvantaged and vulnerable women? If so, we want you as part of our team

Women's Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) is a for purpose community legal centre providing free legal and other social justice services to women. We specialise in the areas of family law, domestic and family violence, child protection and sexual assault through our counselling notes protect program.

WLSQ Offers:

  • A 38-hour working week
  • Four weeks of annual leave, plus additional paid leave over the Christmas period and additional paid parental leave to support you during life's big transitions
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Salary packaging and novated leasing options to increase your take-home pay along with a competitive salary well above award rates, with attractive salary sacrifice options
  • A dedicated training and external supervision budget,plus access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with confidential counseling services available to support you and your family's wellbeing
  • Regular internal training opportunities and all-staff days
  • Snacks and fresh fruit
  • A collegiate, collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunities to work across our offices in Brisbane, Ipswich, Southport and Caboolture

About the Role

As part of the advice team, you will provide:

  • legal advice and minor task assistance to women across Queensland by telephone and in-person;
  • domestic and family violence duty lawyer services at Ipswich, Holland Park and Caboolture;
  • outreach legal advice to women through our prison advice clinics at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre and Southern Queensland Correctional Centre;
  • work closely with our casework, social work and financial abuse prevention teams to provide holistic, wrap around support to address legal and non-legal issues.

You will have access to two supervising solicitors for guidance and support, and two legal support officers who support the team.

To succeed in this role, you will:

  • be admitted as a legal practitioner in Queensland and hold a current, unrestricted practicing certificate;
  • have a minimum of two years of experience in family law, particularly in parenting disputes, domestic and family violence and child protection;
  • demonstrate strong communication, time management and stakeholder engagement skills;
  • be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities whilst still delivering results;
  • bring a trauma informed approach to your work; and
  • be committed to ongoing professional development;
  • have experience drafting relevant court documents and managing family law and domestic violence files;
  • have experience in child support matters;
  • demonstrate strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, including in crisis situations where client safety is at risk;
  • possess high-level knowledge of legal and non-legal referral pathways for women experiencing domestic violence and family law issues;
  • have a sound understanding of the gendered nature of domestic violence and legal/social issues affecting women;
  • be committed to the mission and values of WLSQ and able to work within a feminist framework.

About WLSQ

Women's Legal Service Inc. (WLS) provides high quality legal and social support services to women, specialising in the areas of family law, domestic violence, child protection, financial abuse legal protection and sexual assault though our counselling notes protect program. The Service is committed to the creation of a society in which every woman:

  • Is safe from violence;
  • Is able to tell her story, have it heard and respected; and
  • Receives a fair and just outcome from legal and social welfare systems.

APPLY NOW

To apply for this position, click on 'apply' and upload a copy of your cover letter and CV.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the People and Culture team by phone on or email