Senior Lawyer

Victoria - Australia

Monthly Salary: $ 118000 - 118000

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Organisation

Westjustice is a rights-based Community Legal Centre servicing Melbournes West on the lands of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri peoples and including the LGAs of Wyndham Maribyrnong Hobsons Bay Melton and Brimbank a population of over a million people. Melbournes Western Suburbs are the thriving backbone of the state and home to Australias most diverse and fastest-growing population.

Westjustices purpose is to deliver targeted services and drive meaningful change to achieve fairness safety and justice for Melbournes West.

We work to uphold peoples rights by providing free legal social work financial counselling services community engagement and advocacy for systemic reform across the five impact areas of Workers Rights Children and Young Peoples Rights Women and Gender Diverse peoples Rights Economic and Housing Rights and Our Team. We provide place-based multi-disciplinary programs and partner with values-aligned organisations to focus on servicing those most impacted by these issues and to ensure people have access to the services they need where they need them.

Through our work we consistently see complex legal issues and the cyclical impact they have on longer term justice economic health and life outcomes. This is why our services and programs focus on prevention and early intervention in the cycle of economic precarity criminalisation violence and housing insecurity. It is also why we advocate for legal social and policy reform to ensure the people of Melbournes West have access to services and the best version of justice.

Benefits & Culture

Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our employees are proud to work for

We pay 3% above the SCHADs award

Not for profit salary packaging up to $15900 per annum

Flexible working conditions

17.5% annual leave loading

Passionate professional and dedicated team

Gifted additional paid leave over the Christmas holiday period

Strong focus on collaboration wellbeing inclusion and diversity

The Role

Westjustices Workers Rights Program is seeking to employ a Senior Lawyer on a 12-month maximum term contract (with potential for a longer-term contract depending on availability of funding)..

Working with a multidisciplinary team you will provide legal advice and assistance for clients in employment and equality law matters. You will also be required to coordinate and deliver legal education information and outreach services to our communities in Melbournes West. You may supervise train and mentor junior staff or volunteers and will assist the Program Managers to deliver legal services and projects.

Role Requirements:

Unrestricted practising certificate and minimum of three years post-admission experience as a lawyer in employment and discrimination law including managing all aspects of casework and case management to a high standard.

Advocacy and litigation experience including in the Fair Work Commission and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Legal supervision experience (desirable)

Strong commitment to social justice community education and engagement including a demonstrated understanding of the social context of law and the issues faced by communities experiencing vulnerability and/or disadvantage

This position is primarily based at our Sunshine office and will be required to work at our other offices and/or clinic sites as need arises. Travel around the Western region of Victoria will be required for the role.

Remuneration:

Salary range $113413 $118430 per annum (commensurate with experience) with additional financial benefits of 17.5% leave loading generous salary packaging of up to $15900 for general living expenses accommodation and meal packaging plus statutory employer funded superannuation paid on top of the base salary.

For more information about Westjustice please visit our website ()

Please apply by submitting a cover letter and resume via clicking Apply Now. Applicants will be screened and may be interviewed as their application is received. Westjustice may at its discretion cease advertising prior to 5pm Sunday 1 March. Alternatively please contact Jennifer Jones on (03)for a confidential discussion.

The successful applicant will require a current Working with Childrens Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.

Westjustice is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people living with a disability people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds mature age workers and LGBTIQA-identifying people. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role.

If you require any adjustments throughout the application or recruitment process please contact Any information disclosed will be held in the strictest of confidence.

Required Experience:

The OrganisationWestjustice is a rights-based Community Legal Centre servicing Melbournes West on the lands of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri peoples and including the LGAs of Wyndham Maribyrnong Hobsons Bay Melton and Brimbank a population of over a million people. Melbournes Western Suburbs are the t...