Senior Lawyer or Lawyer – Family Law and Family Violence Practice
Core
Provide trauma-informed, holistic legal assistance, casework, and court representation for individuals facing family law and family violence issues.
Role type
Senior Lawyer (Family Law and Family Violence)
Builds
Legal advice, court cases, and community legal education programs for vulnerable families.
Domain
Legal services / Family Law / Family Violence
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Legal analysis, advocacy, trauma-informed practice, client-centered service delivery, law reform and policy contribution
Preferred skills
Court representation experience (Magistrates' Court of Victoria, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia), understanding of trauma-informed practice
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Deliver legal assistance services including information, advice, casework and court representation; Develop and maintain strong relationships with sector stakeholders and partner organisations; Provide secondary consultations to partner organisations; Design and deliver community legal education activities; Contribute to law reform, policy and advocacy initiatives
Seniority
Senior, supervisory IC