Lawyer (Level 1)

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.