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Lawyer - Mulleun Mura Access to Justice

Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryFull-time$115k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid

Core

Culturally safe, trauma-informed legal services for First Nations women, focusing on family law, discrimination, employment, migration, and sexual violence.

Role type

Senior Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander lawyer (managerial and practicing)

Builds

Integrated legal services, law reform initiatives, and systemic advocacy for First Nations women

Domain

Legal services / Indigenous rights / Family law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Family law practice, cultural safety, trauma-informed service delivery, law reform, systemic advocacy, multidisciplinary collaboration, program development, data reporting, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Bar admission aspirations, court litigation experience, mentorship of emerging practitioners, strategic planning

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Maintain a complex legal case load, mentor emerging practitioners, contribute to strategic planning and program development, monitor program outcomes and funding, represent the organization in legal and community forums, foster inclusive team culture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and mentorship