Senior Lawyer
Core
Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed legal advice, representation, and advocacy to Aboriginal women impacted by family violence and sexual assault.
Role type
Senior Lawyer (Family Violence & Child Protection)
Builds
Legal outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients in family violence, child protection, and family law matters.
Domain
Legal services / Indigenous community support
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Family violence law expertise, child protection law, family law, legal advocacy, supervision of paralegals, culturally safe practice, trauma-informed care
Preferred skills
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage
Technologies
Legal research tools, case management systems
Responsibilities
Provide legal advice and representation in family violence intervention orders, child protection, and family law; supervise legal and non-legal work undertaken by Lawyers and Paralegal Support Workers; facilitate access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervision duties