CareerPlan

Senior Lawyer, Children's Law

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time$105k2026-10-12 → 2026-10-20
Hybrid

Core

Senior lawyer providing advocacy in child protection, criminal, and intervention order matters for children, young adults, and families in the Children's Court of Victoria.

Role type

Senior lawyer (IC)

Builds

Legal advice, duty lawyer services, casework, representation, negotiation, and dispute resolution

Domain

Australian legal system, child protection, criminal law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Advocating in complex youth crime and child protection cases, knowledge of Children Youth & Families Act 2005, mentoring and training junior lawyers

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Provide legal advice and representation in Children's Court; handle duty lawyer services; mentor and train junior lawyers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC