Organisation : First Step Legal
Location : Melbourne (St Kilda)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Domestic / Family Violence, Drug, Alcohol & Addiction, Law, Justice & Human Rights, Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 12 Nov, 2022
About the organisation
FSL is a unique Community Legal Centre providing pro bono legal advice, casework and representation to marginalised members of our community.
First Step Legal (FSL) operates as a Health Justice Partnership (HJP) within First Step, a not-for-profit mental health and addiction clinic in St Kilda. In recent years, FSL’s services have expanded significantly to incorporate health justice partnerships with four additional organisations: Windana’s residential drug treatment program; Alfred Health’s community mental health outpatient clinic; Better Health Network’s Family Violence Program and Launch Housing’s transitional program for women.
FSL practices predominantly in relation to criminal law, family violence and related family law matters. Assistance is also provided with infringement, debt, VOCAT and other matters on an ad hoc basis. FSL currently comprises a small team of a Principal Lawyer, a Practice Manager, two lawyers, a legal case manager, a legal administrator and several volunteer paralegals and lawyers.
About the role
The aim of this role is to provide general and legal administrative support to the team. Your support will enable FSL and it’s lawyers to directly support clients with a broader range of legal issues, and an effort to rebuild and restore their lives.
The incumbent will work collaboratively with the FSL team to in their carriage of predominately criminal law and family law/family violence legal matters, including file and document management; data entry and reporting, utilising a cloud-based document management system called Action Step; and client appointment and triage support.
The role is designed to work alongside a FSL’s legal case manager who provides key case management support for lawyers, and co-ordinates and allocates administrative projects and client tasks to volunteer law students.
The role is overseen by FSL’s Practice Manager to ensure our daily practice is operating effectively and can accommodate regular, timely and accurate reporting into FSL internal and external stakeholders.
How to apply
Please quote in application: Practice Administrator via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #DomesticFamily_Violence, #Drug_Alcohol_and_Addiction, #Law_Justice_and_Human_Rights, #Mental_Health
