Description:
About the role
In this role, you’ll work to autonomously provide legal services to Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) including:
- Triaging enquiries from LALCs (including assessment of matters eligible for pro bono assistance)
- Providing legal advice and information to LALCs
- Facilitating referrals to Justice Connect member firms and barristers
- Monitoring referrals and supporting member firms and barristers to assist LALCs
- Developing and delivering legal training for LALCs (face-to-face and by webinar), including face-to-face in regional areas
- Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and the LALC network in particular, and a range of other key stakeholders including Justice Connect member firms, current and potential funders, and policy makers
- Assisting with governance, reporting and evaluation requirements of the LALC Service, Not-for-profit Law and Justice Connect
Our ideal candidate
You’ll bring to the team experience in the following areas:
- 5 + years unsupervised practice as a lawyer (or equivalent experience in a legal role)
- Understanding of legal issues commonly faced by LALCs (including experience in some of the following areas: governance, property law, employment law, contracts, economic development, charity law and deductible gift recipient status)
- Understanding of the cultural and legal context in which LALCs operate (highly desirable)
- Demonstrated cultural competency in providing services to Aboriginal people and/or organisations (preferably in a legal environment) and/or relevant experience demonstrating an ability to acquire and apply those skills quickly in the role
- Experience delivering plain language legal advice and information
- Experience delivering legal training to non-legally trained audience (desirable)
- Sound computer skills within a legal practice environment (knowledge of CRM systems desirable)
- Drive, focus, good judgment and a sense of humour
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:
- Connected with LALCs by phone and email to deliver legal support through the provision of information, advice, pro bono referrals and referrals to other services.
- Liaised with staff across different teams and business units at NSWALC to receive referrals to assist LALCs.
- Travelled to regional, rural and remote parts of NSW to deliver plain language training to LALC boards and staff on governance, employment, and understanding contracts.
- Worked with NSWALC legal and policy staff to address systemic legal issues impacting the LALC network through legal advice, training, information and referrals.
- Reviewed and analysed trends in enquiry data, areas of law and service delivered to draw conclusions about ways in which improvements could be made to services to support LALCs.
11 Mar 2025;
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