Lawyer

Are you looking for a unique and busy role in a supportive and passionate legal team

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from Lawyers at various stages in their careers from newly admitted and graduates to those with up to 5 years post admission experience.

This role will involve assisting some very remote desert clients with some very interesting and novel native title matters including instructing counsel in court matters corporate governance and major land access negotiations. A great opportunity to bring your skills to this great team.

Central Desert Native Title Services Ltd (Central Desert) is focused on working in partnership with the Aboriginal people of the central desert region of Western Australia as they shape a self-determined future of independence control and connection to Country Culture and Community.

To achieve this Central Desert provides a range of services focused on supporting corporations known as a prescribed body corporate (PBC). A PBC is the corporate entity established to represent a native title holding group in all matters relating to native title. The PBC is the first point of contact for government and other parties (for example mining companies) who wish to talk with the native title holders or undertake activities on native title land.

Central Desert has a legal team which is collegiate supportive energetic and hardworking with a vision to achieving the best possible outcomes for our clients to enhance the capacity of the PBCs to take advantage of the opportunities of native title and to drive legal developments in the sector. We are seeking applications to join our team to provide legal advice to PBCs in relation to general native title matters heritage mining matters land tenure and acquisition compensation claims corporate governance matters.

The position is a full-time permanent role based in our East Perth office and uniquely involves opportunities to travel to regional and remote Western Australia for client meetings allowing the opportunity to see parts of outback Australia and meet some of its many characters.

Central Desert is a fast paced value driven organisation doing rewarding and important work for its clients. If you are interested in working in the not-for-profit sector and making a difference in the lives of Aboriginal Western Australians then this could be the perfect fit.

Qualifications Skills Knowledge and Experience:

legal qualifications.

understanding of relevant jurisdictions in one or more of the following areas of law: native title litigation property corporate trusts or resources.

in relating to and to receiving instructions from Aboriginal People.

ability to prepare complex work with excellent attention to detail.

written and verbal communication skills.

to work in multi-disciplinary teams.

-level time management and organisational skills.

in the use of computers and word processing packages.

and ability to travel to remote locations.

drivers licence.

In addition to a rewarding and dynamic position Central Desert can offer benefits such as:

A flexible and supportive work environment with working from home options available

Enjoy the benefits of salary packaging with the up to $15900 per annum tax free

A 3% salary increase from July 2026

Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Years

One additional annual Wellness Leave Day

Leave loading of 17.5%

Long Service Leave available pro rata after five years of continuous service

Paid parental leave available after 12 months of service

Free onsite parking as well as being in close proximity to public transport

The salary offered is up to $124755 per annum plus superannuation depending on years of post-admission experience.

For any job-related queries or to obtain a detailed Duty Statement please contact

To Apply:

a detailed cover letter clearly addressing the criteria above (a maximum of three pages); and

your cover letter with your resume via Seek or alternatively in PDF format to

Before an offer of employment can be made Central Desert requires a National Police Clearance not older than 6 months evidence of a current certificate of practice (law) and of an unrestricted drivers license.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as Central Desert reserves the right to shortlist and interview applications as received. While we would love to contact each applicant this is not always possible and we thank every applicant in advance for taking the time to apply.

Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the needs of our clients and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. This is authorised under Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.