Organisation : Justice Connect
Location : Melbourne, Sydney (Melbourne)
Work type : Full-time, Contract/Temporary
Profession : Legal
Sector : Law, Justice & Human Rights
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $107,531.21 per annum plus superannuation which will be paid according to statutory requirement, annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options
Application closing date : 23 Jul, 2025
About the organisation
Justice Connect’s vision is a world in which legal support is within everyone’s reach.
Our Not-for-profit Law program is Australia’s only dedicated community legal service for not-for-profits and charities. Our acclaimed self-help website (www.nfplaw.org.au) has over 300 legal resources and is the foundation of our service model. We offer legal advice and educational services to organisations across Australia, and advocate for improved standards and legal frameworks for the not-for-profit sector.
We also run a certified legal training social enterprise and deliver a dedicated service for Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW.
What we offer
If you want your next role to have purpose, support you to master new skills and build meaningful relationships then Justice Connect is the place to work.
We believe in creating an environment where people will thrive, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Progressive leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements with a minimum of 40% in the workplace attendance across the month
- Access to EAP
- New hire and ongoing learning and development
About the role
In this role, you’ll work to
- Working as a part of a team, you’ll play a key role in the provision of legal advice services to community organisations. In this role, you’ll:
- Triage enquiries from not-for-profit organisations (including assessing matters eligible for free legal assistance)
- Provide legal advice and information to eligible community organisations
- Facilitate referrals to Justice Connect member law firms and barristers
- Develop and deliver legal training for community organisations (face-to-face and online) as part of Not-for-profit Law’s social enterprise
- Create and improve online information and self-help products to build the legal capacity of community groups
- Contribute to strategic engagement, law reform and advocacy activities of Not-for-profit Law.
Our ideal candidate
You’ll bring to the team experience in the following areas:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to give accurate and practical legal information and advice
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively in a team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including in particular Aboriginal people, in a professional and respectful manner
- Strong attention to detail and ability to stay focussed under pressure and to appropriately prioritise competing demands
- Comfort working in agile practice with openness to pivoting as organisational and team priorities change
- Drive, focus, good judgment and a sense of humour
- Commitment to Justice Connect’s vision, strategy and values, including a commitment to social justice
- Sound computer skills within a legal practice environment (knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics desirable)
Expertise that you may have that would support our team:
- Eligible to hold an unrestricted practicing certificate
Candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to Justice Connect’s vision, strategy and values.
A week in this role
If you were here last week, you would have:
- Worked closely with the paralegal to triage enquiries from community organisations that have come in that day.
- Worked on your casework and provided a variety of legal assistance to organisations including advice, legal information and/or pro bono referral across a broad range of laws.
- Collaborated with other lawyers in the team to prepare for and deliver legal training via a webinar format to organisations across Australia.
- Met with your colleagues at an intake meeting to discuss workload, practice management issues and whether we can make any system-level improvements to the way we work.
How to apply
Please upload your resume and a cover letter which outlines your skills and experience that will help you achieve success in this role.
For further information contact Phoebe Duggan on 03 8636 4456
Applications close at 11:59 PM on 23 July 2025.
Important role information
The position reports to the Lawyer (level 2) Not-for-Profit Law program.
Employment is full time, fixed term until 30 June 2026.
The salary for this role is $107,531.21 per annum plus superannuation which will be paid according to statutory requirement, annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options
This role can be based at our Melbourne or Sydney CBD offices with 40% of the month in the workplace with hybrid working arrangements.
Please quote in application: Lawyer (Level 1) via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Law_Justice_and_Human_Rights
