Senior Solicitor/Solicitor Outreach, Country and Culture Heritage Practice (First Nations Program)
Senior Solicitor/Solicitor Outreach, Country and Culture Heritage Practice (First Nations Program)
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Job Description
This is a remote position.
Location: Anywhere within Australia or the Torres Strait Islands
Term: ongoing
Job Type: Full-time (Part-time (0.8 FTE) might be considered)
Remuneration: SCHADS Level 4 to SCHADS Level 6: $88300 $.5% super 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
Mandatory Requirements: This is an Identified Position it is an occupation requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
Some travel will be required to fulfil this role.
Job title: Senior Solicitor/Solicitor Outreach Country and Cultural Heritage Practice
Reporting to: Deputy Director Country and Cultural Heritage Practice
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is the largest environmental legal centre in the Australia Pacific dedicated to protecting our climate communities and shared environment by providing access to justice running ground-breaking litigation and leading law reform advocacy.
As the region s legal experts in our field we aim to be a brave unified and focused team committed to inclusion and excellence in all that we do. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace supporting a highly skilled engaged and effective team where everyone can feel that they belong.
Since time immemorial First Nations and Indigenous peoples have been taking care of their Countries in Australia and the Pasifik. These deep understandings knowledges and experiences are critical to maintaining the health and vitality of Australia and the Pasifik s unique wildlife and ecosystems. EDO respects these great knowledges and strongly believes that EDO cannot achieve a world where nature thrives without working alongside First Nations and Indigenous peoples.
EDO is constantly building itself to be as safe as it can for First Nations peoples and aims to become an employer of choice for First Nations peoples. EDO has established Indigenous leadership at the Executive level which is guiding EDO to better work alongside First Nations peoples to protect their Countries and waters in Australia and the Torres Strait Islands and centre understanding of and respect for First Nations perspectives in our work. EDO has also built the governance and policy infrastructure within EDO to sustain whilst continuously improving culturally safe work practices for all team members but specifically First Nations team members. This structure includes a First Nations Strategic Advisory Committee made up of six First Nations community members from across Australia and the Torres Strait Islands who provide strategic guidance to EDO.
EDO understands that First Nations professionals can bring both their professional skills as well as their lived experiences as First Nations peoples to their work which can provide better services to First Nations clients. EDO is very excited to reach the maturity to continue to safely offer identified positions within EDO to align with EDO s strategic plan and to better reflect a large portion of EDO s client base.
The opportunity:
This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and experienced First Nations Outreach Solicitor to join the EDO s First Nations program to build and maintain reciprocal relationships with First Nations communities and their representative organisations seeking to protect their cultural heritage.
We are looking for a talented lawyer with demonstrated legal education and environmental law or outreach experience. You will practise culturally safe legal engagement education and legal reform on cultural heritage issues facing First Nations peoples.
You will have the opportunity to build relationships and learn from a broad range of community members as well as solicitors and other professionals across the EDO who work on a range of issues in pursuit of environmental justice climate change pollution mining gas cultural heritage biodiversity and human rights.
Travel for outreach purposes including to remote locations will be necessary.
Requirements
You are a First Nations lawyer with legal outreach environmental law cultural heritage law or legal education experience looking for an opportunity to use your professional skillset and lived experiences to work with the largest public interest environmental law centre in the region.
You will have a valid practising certificate or the ability to obtain one and PAE working as a lawyer with demonstrated First Nations community engagement and environmental law experience. This position represents an opportunity to deliver legal information and legal education about cultural heritage laws in a culturally safe manner on Country within First Nations communities.
You want to work at the intersect of climate justice human rights the rights of First Nations and the environment and want an opportunity to make an impact for peoples and nature. If you would thrive in a position where you have the ability to think creatively about delivering legal information in a legally pluralistic country enjoy working with First Nations communities and prioritise culturally safe practices you are strongly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
- We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity ethnicity disability sexual orientation or life stage.
- The chance to be part of the largest environmental legal practice in the Australia-Pacific
- A very flexible and family-friendly workplace
- Flexibility to work from home
- 8 weeks paid parental leave regardless of gender or carer status
- 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave per year
- 15 days personal/carer s leave
- 3 days paid cultural leave per year
- Extra leave over the Christmas period
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- EDO proudly has a JEDI (Justice Equality Diversity Inclusion) Committee and a Mental Health Ambassador Committee and a First Nations Program developed with the aid of indigenous-led consultancies.
- Three Affinity groups for the following: Disability Global Majority* and LGBTQIA
- *Global Majority is a collective term that first and foremost speaks to and encourages those so-called to think of themselves as belonging to the majority on planet earth. It refers to people who are Black African Asian Brown dual-heritage indigenous to the global south and or have been racialised as ethnic minorities .
Our Values
Commitment We are committed to a united organisation to each other to collaboration to justice to our communities and to creating a world where nature thrives.
Diversity We are respectful of and welcome diversity of staff volunteers offices environmental regions communities stakeholders.
Integrity We work effectively efficiently strategically professionally and ethically; justice is in our nature .
Vision We lead change and environmental empowerment using innovation creativity and courage.
Application Instructions: Apply via our website with your CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria or through email at
Cultural Safety Statement Endorsed by Indigenous Job Match
Indigenous Job Match considers the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) to be a culturally safe and committed employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.EDO demonstrates a strong values-driven commitment to cultural safety through Indigenous leadership at the executive level a dedicated First Nations Strategic Advisory Committee and the integration of First Nations voices across its governance operations and legal work. Their First Nations Program co-designed with Indigenous-led consultancies ensures that cultural authority lived experience and self-determination are embedded in their approach to environmental justice.
By offering identified positions including this Senior Solicitor/Solicitor Outreach role EDO recognises and respects the critical contributions that First Nations peoples bring to the protection of Country culture and community.
Through our assessment EDO provides a workplace where mob can bring their whole selves to work feel heard and thrive in an environment that prioritises cultural safety truth-telling and Reconciliation in action not just in name.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply knowing EDO is walking alongside community in meaningful respectful and accountable ways.
You are a First Nations lawyer with legal outreach, environmental law, cultural heritage law or legal education experience looking for an opportunity to use your professional skillset and lived experiences to work with the largest public interest environmental law centre in the region. You will have a valid practising certificate, or the ability to obtain one, and PAE working as a lawyer with demonstrated First Nations community engagement and environmental law experience. This position represents an opportunity to deliver legal information and legal education about cultural heritage laws in a culturally safe manner on Country within First Nations communities. You want to work at the intersect of climate justice, human rights, the rights of First Nations and the environment and want an opportunity to make an impact for peoples and nature. If you would thrive in a position where you have the ability to think creatively about delivering legal information in a legally pluralistic country, enjoy working with First Nations communities, and prioritise culturally safe practices you are strongly encouraged to apply.
Education
A practicing certificate or entitlement to one A minimum of 2 years PAE desired for Solicitor level (a minimum of 5 years PAE desired for Senior Solicitor level) Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: legal outreach, legal education, administrative law, environmental law and/or cultural heritage law. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound judgements and decisions based on consideration of different views Demonstrated ability to work productively and to de
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